Dirt bike frames | Offroad Engineered
Channel: Steps to Podium
Date: 2022-06-03

What the hell is longitudinal or lateral stiffness you read on every new MY bike press releases? And why are there steel and aluminium frames? Is it only to save weight?
The doubts will finally be uncovered!

0:00 Intro
0:56 Longitudinal stiffness
1:39 Torsional stiffness
2:14 Lateral stiffness
3:25 Changing the stiffness
4:13 The shift to aluminium
4:48 Mechanical properties
5:44 Manufacturing properties
6:21 R&D consequences
7:00 Cherries on top for Alu
7:21 End

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