2013 Kona Range.
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gradeAfailure
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Best tell Kona that and they can change it then - thank goodness you realised something a multi-million dollar company with experienced and professional CAD designers didn't! :roll:coomber":xwt67epz said:
The double-S bend on the down tube of the Entourage, for example, gives clearance for the fork crowns on single-crown forks, and clearance for the remote reservoir of the rear shock under full compression, amongst other things.
gradeAfailure":t90f1hqo said:
:roll:
And what point does the curved top tube add, as rider clearance clearly isnt an issue on them?
If you are going to be pedantic about it, the bend on the down tube is to maximise the contact area in the top and down tube for strength, nothing to do with fork clearance
coomber":2zn0ysm1 said:
and if you want to be really pedantic.... the reason it broke is explained in the original post you linked to... :roll: not specifically the tubing itself, more the impact, bend, then continued riding
finnbjorn96":2zn0ysm1 said:the bike in the picture belonged to a friend of mine. the reason it broke like that is because he hit a tree face first with it and it dented inward.
After two weeks of riding it finally broke.
Crikey, thought I was on bikeradar with the handbags going on there. 
All about personal opinions guys!
For what its worth, I agree that Kona's engineers must see some merit, but it would be naive to think it is purely about function or a perceived advantage - at the end of the say it is largely about what sells, and bendy frames like those are selling. Whether they are necessary or not is another matter.
Would be interesting to see how the impact that wrote that frame off would have manifested itself in a more traditional shaped/tubed frame.
All about personal opinions guys!
For what its worth, I agree that Kona's engineers must see some merit, but it would be naive to think it is purely about function or a perceived advantage - at the end of the say it is largely about what sells, and bendy frames like those are selling. Whether they are necessary or not is another matter.
Would be interesting to see how the impact that wrote that frame off would have manifested itself in a more traditional shaped/tubed frame.
According to Wiki":22qnde0b said:
Reading this, the advantages, and therefore reasons why it would be used is clear.... Cheap, strong, light, complex shapes, high stiff/weight ratio (steady....
), although not necessarily prioritised in that orderG
