certainly not. damping ratios certainly exists. pick up a book on control theory, then try and say that its a red herring. all i mean to say is that bc i neither have the means nor the money to experiment with twisted spoke wheels in a lab environment i cannot accurately say whether the change damping is negligible.

actually in ways it has been physically proven, just watch some trials MTBers hop off a 10ft drop. the wheel is more than happy to take the abuse again and again, bc the wheel is actually held at a standstill on impact bc of the increased settling time and the high percent overshoot.

i think i can write a paper out of this thread....