Cam, if you fancy an evening read, check this out:
[https://github.com/dashdotrobot/phd-thesis/releases/download/v1.0/Ford\_BicycleWheelThesis\_v1.0.pdf](https://github.com/dashdotrobot/phd-thesis/releases/download/v1.0/Ford_BicycleWheelThesis_v1.0.pdf)
[http://bicyclewheel.dashdotrobot.com/](http://bicyclewheel.dashdotrobot.com/)
It's the most definitive work I've seen on wheel theory. Very recent.
Here's a more visceral example of wheel stiffness:
[https://www.pinkbike.com/news/video-friday-fails-54.html](https://www.pinkbike.com/news/video-friday-fails-54.html)
Skim forward to 0:46. On landing, the tire bottoms immediately. Then the fork bottoms and the rider falls off. If the wheel deforms at all in this sequence, I can't see it.
Jan. 31, 2019, 9:43 a.m. - Alex D
Cam, if you fancy an evening read, check this out: [https://github.com/dashdotrobot/phd-thesis/releases/download/v1.0/Ford\_BicycleWheelThesis\_v1.0.pdf](https://github.com/dashdotrobot/phd-thesis/releases/download/v1.0/Ford_BicycleWheelThesis_v1.0.pdf) [http://bicyclewheel.dashdotrobot.com/](http://bicyclewheel.dashdotrobot.com/) It's the most definitive work I've seen on wheel theory. Very recent. Here's a more visceral example of wheel stiffness: [https://www.pinkbike.com/news/video-friday-fails-54.html](https://www.pinkbike.com/news/video-friday-fails-54.html) Skim forward to 0:46. On landing, the tire bottoms immediately. Then the fork bottoms and the rider falls off. If the wheel deforms at all in this sequence, I can't see it.