Jerry I'm with you on this for virtually all the other wheels I've ridden. I've always been surprised about folks going on about wheel compliance through 30 mm of tire deflection and 180 mm of suspension travel. I always thought maybe I wasn't perceptive enough to pick up on the differences. But these Zipps were noticeably softer than other wheels I've ridden. I'd love to see more objective deflective tests from manufacturers so we can see how various wheels stack up in terms of vertical, torsional and lateral deflection for given loads.
June 5, 2019, 12:50 p.m. - Tim Coleman
Jerry I'm with you on this for virtually all the other wheels I've ridden. I've always been surprised about folks going on about wheel compliance through 30 mm of tire deflection and 180 mm of suspension travel. I always thought maybe I wasn't perceptive enough to pick up on the differences. But these Zipps were noticeably softer than other wheels I've ridden. I'd love to see more objective deflective tests from manufacturers so we can see how various wheels stack up in terms of vertical, torsional and lateral deflection for given loads.