“I no longer believe that the ultimate rigidity defines the ultimate bike”
Damon Rinard, Road Engineering Manager at Cannondale

Long time readers of this forum may recall numerous discussions about bike stiffness. A traditional proponent of more stiffness, Cannondale, has backed off this view. This may be a trend in the industry, as toward the end of the podcast Felt is mentioned as reducing the stiffness of the stiffest bike tested by Tour magazine.
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Link to podcast page below.

Summary starts at 46:00 minutes if you want a quick listen:

https://cyclingtips.com/2017/06/cycl...ffness-matter/