The secret behind this accomplishment is the Explorer's all-new fully independent suspension, combined with an exceptionally stiff frame _ 350 percent stiffer than the previous model's.
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And he still tells jokes that would make people squirm if they didn't want so badly to believe in the pilot light burning deep within his stiff frame.
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Skinny tires, uncompromisingly stiff frames, uncomfortable rider compartments and a lack of suspension contribute to the reason why road bikes represent only about 5 percent of all bicycles sold in this country.
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Sport utility vehicles also ride higher off the ground, so they tend to override the occupant protection features of cars and tend to have stiff frames that crumple the other vehicle in crashes.
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Sport utility vehicles are nearly three times as likely as midsized cars to kill the other driver in a collision because they are heavier, taller and have very stiff frames, federal regulators say.
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Unlike many convertibles, which are simply two-door sports cars with modified roofs, the Sebring convertible was designed as a soft-top car and has an unusually stiff frame to improve its handling on the road.
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Safety scientists from Detroit's Big Three automakers, Daimler-Benz, Honda and a Japanese auto industry research consortium all contended Friday that the recent trend toward crash tests was forcing them to design vehicles with very stiff frames.
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Sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks also have stiff frames, because they are built around two steel rails that run the length of the vehicle's underside, while cars are built using a lattice of lighter steel and aluminum parts.
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Reducing the risk may require changing to a racquet with a properly fitted grip and less stiff frame, along with a few lessons on how to stroke the backhand properly and perhaps, when playing, the use of a small brace just below the elbow.
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At those speeds, the sheer weight of a big sport utility vehicle or a very large car will tend to mash its passenger compartment against the barrier _ unless the vehicle has a stiff frame to hold everything in place, the auto industry representatives contended.
