Thank you. I found the first and third articles to be interested and the second less so.

To whom does lateral stiffness matter? I can see it mattering to a strong racer. Do you think average riders can discern it? I tend to doubt it.

Hey, I know you're an experienced mechanic. I am, too, though I've been out of the profession for years. Please don't take it as an attack on you when I question your assertions. It's an opportunity for you to explain what you know, and you've done so. Your knowledge will be questioned again. Count on it. Don't expect it to mean that your legitimacy is necessarily in question.