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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: nntp.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: zen cycle Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Vibrational Analysis Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2025 06:21:49 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 15 Message-ID: <105nonu$3cu13$4@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:21:51 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="6523a3c4a18369e0f35c0e0df998a6b6"; logging-data="3569699"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19oVlBhTItoxDbylp9liwJd4cnx/GZE1iw=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:3YKMyzgaO84oJrPZMecPxd+OlvA= Content-Language: en-US https://www.pinkbike.com/news/doing-science-the-vibration-damping-of-8-handlebars.html ISTM there is one other rather relevant factor that wasn't accounted for as well - load on the bar. There was no mention of how much weight the rider was placing on the bar on each test. It's likely it was rather similar, but even a small variation in the weight on the bar may have had a significant effect on any resonances. so "Was it perfect science? No. Was it nerdy, illuminating, and deeply satisfying to test product claims with actual data? Absolutely." meh.....