[quote=smfinley][quote]So the big question is does anybody KNOW? I would like to know the answer.[/quote]
Know what? Which one is better? What do you define "better" as? It appears Turbo was looking for simple, so the fixed foot would be better for him.
If you are talking performance the loose foot rig must be better since every modern performance cat I have seen has a loose foot. All those engineers and designers can't be wrong about which is higher performance.
So:
[quote]What is the major purpose of these differences?[/quote]
Performance vs simplicity
[quote]Does it make any difference in technical terms?[/quote]
Performance
[quote]Is one rig better than the other?[/quote]
Performance better with loose foot. Simplicity better with fixed foot[/quote]
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