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Old 06-01-09 | 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by cyclistjohn
Does it actually matter?

An interestig article on wheel "flex":

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/rinard/wheel/index.htm



John
My only real concern, whether it's warrented or not, is that with an alu frame and components, the flex will lead to metal fatigue and failure.
As for the ride, I don;t mind it so much. In some respects I wonder whether it even helps a little with taking out some of the road buzz.
Obvioulsy too much flex could give you a sense of unresponsiveness and poor handling. Again, whether that's the case or not, I don;t know.
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