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The calculated forces
shown on the diagram indicate that the added tube, AF, carries a compressive
load of 26.8 lbf, comparable to that carried by the seat tube. The tube doen
tube, AE, carries a tensile force of 93.5 lbf. The geometry of the front section
can be arranged so that the added tube carries no load. This is shown
in (a) opposite. For this geometry there is no moment about the point of intersection
of the two tubes and the line of the vertical force at the front
axle. Drawing (b) shows how these forces intersect in the usual frame geometry
and give rise to the bending moment on the head tube. This is counteracted
in a real bike by the weld joints between the frame tubes.
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