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Old 09-07-07 | 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by adrien
I'm about 230, and can't keep open pros true (a lot of torque on standing climbs inevitably pushes them out of true.
It's not the torque. Your power doesn't vary spoke tension anywhere near as much as sideloads when swinging the bike out of the saddle. Doing this on climbs compounds the problem as more of your weight is on the rear wheel anyway.

It's not your power though.
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