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That book cover -- A bicycle frame with only right angles!? Is that supposed to be ironic? Anyone with "mechanical sympathy" should be gritting their teeth.
by stcredzero 9y ago
That book cover -- A bicycle frame with only right angles!? Is that supposed to be ironic? Anyone with "mechanical sympathy" should be gritting their teeth.
- catpolice 9y agoYeah, I was cringing the moment I saw it. No rake on the fork? All that extra frame weight, only to introduce joints that maximize /lateral/ flex? Imagine the stress that top tube joint must be under in even normal riding conditions. This is a bike designed by a graphic designer who intends to decorate a wall with it.
- stcredzero 9y agoThis is a bike designed by a graphic designer who intends to decorate a wall with it. There is a key analogy here for programming language design! The analogy also extends to specific languages. There are some bikes which are keenly optimized for short distance performance. There are other bikes optimized for long distance performance. There are some bikes which are optimized for comfort. Yet other bikes which are optimized for folding compactly. All of the above are valid designs, just for different contexts.