Comments on: More pics of Jim G’s frame

By: Bikeasaurus

Bikeasaurus — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:53:09 +0000

Carl, you are the man. To take the time and give such a detailed answer is awesome. Thanks.

By: Carl

Carl — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:22:35 +0000

I use the Life chainstays because they are very light, cool looking and provide a lot of tire and chainring clearance. They do provide a fairly stiff ride but not too stiff so most riders really love them. Because the cross section of the TT Plat stay is not as tall and it has more taper it won’t feel quite as stiff but both stays start as the same diameter tube and have the same wall thickness so they are pretty close in the way they feel.

By: Bikeasaurus

Bikeasaurus — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:50:31 +0000

Man you have opened the flood gates. I can ask some questions. I noticed you use the Life chainstays quite often. These stays appear from their size and shape, to be really stiff. Is this the case ? Do you think a frame, with typical OS tubes, would be stiffer in the bb region when using the Life cstays as opposed to a tt plat cstay? (I believe wall thickness is really close on these two types of stays.)

By: Carl

Carl — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:25:29 +0000

Hi Paul, I used a custom blend of True Temper OX Platinum and Columbus Life. Very Similar to Jim’s.

By: Carl

Carl — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:23:16 +0000

Hi John, I like to put the threads in the back so that dirt and debris don’t pack into them. Also the nut tapers to the front and I feel it looks better.