i’ve only ever ridden on four sets of road wheels on three different bikes and the only interchangeable ones have been training wheels and 100’s on my tri bike, so it woudl be fair to say that I have had no real comparison at all. I keep reading up on new wheels for my road bike and one of the things that seems to be of major concern after weight and aeroness is the ‘stiffness’ of the wheels.
Can someone explain how wheel stiffness is ‘felt’ while riding? have I been interpreting wheel flex as frame flex? Is wheel stiffness felt more on a bumpy road, or on a curvy road? Does wheel stiffness contribute to the death wobble or brake throb?
Also can wheels become ‘soft’ over time and returned to new with a simple tune up?
In the grand scheme of things is the Campy Scirrocco G3 a soft wheel or a stiff wheel?
Finally, is wheel stiffness a more is better attribute?
i’ve only ever ridden on four sets of road wheels on three different bikes and the only interchangeable ones have been training wheels and 100’s on my tri bike, so it woudl be fair to say that I have had no real comparison at all. I keep reading up on new wheels for my road bike and one of the things that seems to be of major concern after weight and aeroness is the ‘stiffness’ of the wheels.
Can someone explain how wheel stiffness is ‘felt’ while riding? have I been interpreting wheel flex as frame flex? Is wheel stiffness felt more on a bumpy road, or on a curvy road? Does wheel stiffness contribute to the death wobble or brake throb?
Also can wheels become ‘soft’ over time and returned to new with a simple tune up?
In the grand scheme of things is the Campy Scirrocco G3 a soft wheel or a stiff wheel?
Finally, is wheel stiffness a more is better attribute?
Reading this may help:
http://www.biketechreview.com/...ive/wheel_review.htm
In the “grand scheme of things” there are other things that take precedence over “stiffness” IMO. Things like aerodynamics and durability. Hope that helps.