Increasing flex in a steel frame?

[vcballbat]

Lotus, Kirk precision, kestrel
All those were invented and raced professionally but I guess didn't prove as effective/durable as the diamond design

All banned by the UCI so bicycle design doesn't move forward

 

[shakedown]

That’s very interesting re chrome plating. I assumed the op would have checked paint and frame for cracks and cracking…maybe not

No paint cracking, lugs look good, no rust but I do have chrome forks and stays....

 

[fishyfool]

Fatigue​

Fatigue is where a material may fail at well below its UTS because repeated flexions have weakened it. This is why every Aluminium component in an aircraft has a fixed life measured in hours before it is at risk of failure. Steel on the other hand has a Fatigue Limit. Any flexing below that Fatigue Limit will NEVER fail

Thank you or this, it reinforces what my dad and machine shop teachers both said. It's the reason why I'm afraid (deathly) of aluminum tank compressors.