[Yak] Tikit or NWT?

[Vik Banerjee]

Alex,

My Tikit is a large with the seat mast and steerer nearly at their  
minimum heights.  My NWT is a ~58cm TT frame.

There is much more flexibility in the Tikit frame than in my NWT.   
This is not to say the Tikit is a noodle or I have any issues with  
it.  I ride my Tikit more than any other bike  and flex is not  
something that bothers me.  I pretty much ignore it.  In fact perhaps  
a better way to look at this issue is to say the Tikit frame is stiff  
[for a folder] and the NWT is just even more stiff - it feels to me  
like riding a full size triangulated frame.

I should point out that I am more likely to get out of the saddle and  
stomp on the pedals than to bother shifting.  So my "style" favours a  
stiff frame.

safe riding,


Vik
vikbanerjee at gmail.com
www.vikram-banerjee.com
www.thelazyrando.com



On 12-Apr-09, at 9:52 AM, alex wetmore wrote:

>
> Vik commented that his NWT felt stiffer.  I'm curious what size frame
> he rides.  Both the Tikit and NWT have a little play at the
> steerer/stem riser interface which makes the front end feel less stiff
> to me than a regular bike.  It doesn't bother me, but it's there.
>
> I'm experimenting on my Tikit with using a steel stem riser instead of
> aluminum.  This seems to stiffen things up a bit.  I'm using a seat
> tube from an old touring bike (which is nice because the tube is
> pre-painted).  The NWT already uses a steel riser.
>
> alex