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Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
Also, counterintuitively, smaller gauge spokes help and even make a rim stronger.
What do you mean the rim flexes? What kind of rim is it?