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re:Serotta Legend TI w/ pivoting seat stays?
In category Tech issues
Written by Mick0las

Serotta offers a pivoting carbon seat stays as an option on several of their Ti frames which is supposed to provide some suspension travel.
My wife will be ordering a new Serotta soon and would like to hear some opinions for or against this option. Has anyone here owned or ridden a Serotta with this feature?

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re:Marketing BS?
In category Tech issues
Written by InStyle76

Came across the following on a high-end bike maker's Web site. This one addresses "vertical compliance":

"A bicycle in motion is subjected to a constant barrage of vertical forces. These affect performance in several ways. A bicycle that is able to absorb some of these forces, or loads, through vertical compliance will be characterized by better power transfer, improved handling, and increased c

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