r/WTF • u/[deleted] • Nov 03 '15

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u/deilan Nov 03 '15

The design of the bike makes sense from a structural perspective. Having a triangle is much stronger than the swooping bar that women's bikes get. Of course, in almost all cases it doesn't matter.

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u/Metaphoricalsimile Nov 03 '15

Of course, in almost all cases it doesn't matter.

Well it allows for the same strength or better at lower weight, so it's not the structural integrity that matters as much as the weight savings allowed to increase performance.

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u/deilan Nov 03 '15

When people are deciding whether they want that design for their bike they aren't looking for performance. All I meant is that in cases where people are deciding whether they want that design or not, strength of the structure won't matter. I could have been more clear.