Jan. 19, 2017, 2:52 p.m. -  David Mills

#!markdown I can't explain vertical compliance better than these guys: "The short answer is no, you will not be able to tell any difference in vertical compliance between a carbon wheel and an aluminum wheel. In short, changes in vertical compliance between two wheel setups can be contributed to other factors like tire volume, tire casing, tire pressure, frame flex, handlebar flex etc., not the wheel setups. No spoked bicycle wheel, even super-light alloy wheels with thin gauge spokes, have enough vertical compliance for you to feel a difference." Source: <http://www.noxcomposites.com/wheel_building>