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Originally Posted by
Standalone
dang. In my post above, I backspaced over wondering aloud about spoke tension because it was pure conjecture... haven't read anything about how it affects ride quality.
Jobst Brandt's book says that spoke tension makes no difference on how the wheel handles bumps, that tire deflection is so much greater.
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