Thread: Speedplay X1 weight limit
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Old 09-12-06 | 07:11 AM
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+1. My concern is not that they would fail catastrophicly, but rather that they would flex too much. Titanium is springy, and I bet if your at or over the weight limit, flex in the spindles would negate any minute weight advantage.
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