Section 06
Measurement
Handling was a matter of rider report long before it was a matter of data. Three pieces on instruments, on riders, and on what each of them can and cannot see.
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Damping the steering
A damper masks an instability rather than fixing it, which is why what it hides matters more than what it does.
All of Measurement
3 pieces
- 01
Damping the steering
A damper masks an instability rather than fixing it, which is why what it hides matters more than what it does.
- 02
Instrumented testing
Strain gauges, potentiometers and data logging turn feel into numbers that can be argued with.
- 03
What riders report
Subjective feedback is data with a wide error bar, and it still finds things instruments miss.