Originally Posted by
HillRider
Corrected as shown. There is a move toward 35.0 mm also but it hasn't gone mainstream yet, if ever.
Thanks, I edited out the typo. At some point things get ridiculous. There will always be outboard flex, so the benefits of a thicker bulge at the clamp is going to be minimal. If greater rigidity is desired the better approach would be to either add more material, or extend the bulge as was SOP for aluminum bars, or both. A fatter short area at the clamp is more about marketing than technology.