Originally Posted by
TandemGeek
Wow!! The Calfee was completely tranformed by the conventional wheels... in a very positive way.
What was a nagging sense that the Calfee's frame was a bit whippy and some concerns about how well it was tracking through corners was completely resolved during todays ride with the 36° conventional wheels front & back instead of the low-spoke count racing wheels.
Is there a law of diminishing returns here?
What would the Calfee feel like with a "classic" 40 spoke front / 48 spoke rear setup?
and is there an argument to be made that a slightly less flexy, but slightly heavier, bike can get to the finish faster, because the rider(s) won't have to back off on speed at critical points?
rhetorically posed, of course - no intent to start a weight weenie vs. sturdy clunker war