Originally Posted by
zzzwillzzz
velonews did a test of a bunch of carbon frames where they measured deflection at the bb when loaded, they also threw in a relatively modern 853 steel frame for comparison. the carbon bikes were all stiff (i forgot the range) but the steel frame was about 4x more deflection than the carbon ones.
4x of what? .1", .01", .001"? Do you see how 4x can quickly become insignificant?