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His theory on ‘planing’ hasn’t really found momentum
Literally every carbon frame uses diff layups for that since like forever. The conclusion I came to was he is actually good at marketing, which is sad because the persona he puts forward is 'the expert'. He is a hollow shell filled by rebranded Panaracer tyres.
I rode Compass tyres in the early Scobleian period, they are nothing special, verging on being shit in wet.
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He is a hollow shell filled by rebranded Panaracer tyres.
But to be fair he is out there riding Unbound, PBP etc etc which is more than most of us to back up his views.
He also runs a pretty successful business.
I've never met him, and I'm not saying he's right about everything, but at least he's living his dream.
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The function of different layups is usually explained with the old ‘lateral stiffness, vertical compliance’, right?
His planing theory AFAICR is that lateral compliance in the bb adds power to your pedal stroke, which goes against most modern frame design.
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I rode Compass tyres in the early Scobleian period
Haha, very good!
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Rebranded Panaracers maybe yes, but in sizes and weights that are not available, so still has its market I‘d say
RonnieOatmilk
snoops
HarmanMogul
Madhias
He does come across as a bit mad but he’s been ahead of the curve on a few things over the years.
His theory on ‘planing’ hasn’t really found momentum but rolling resistance/tyre hysteresis and tyre widths have all gone mainstream since his research.
I wouldn’t assume he’s wrong.