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Podcast: Bikerumor Podcast
Episode: 061 - How Radial Compression works in bicycle wheels
Description: Ever wondered what "radial compliance" is in a bicycle wheel?
On this episode, I'm kicking off a mini-series around technologies, products, and designs that are either misunderstood or often tossed into product launch stories without good explanations.
My first topic is radial compliance, which is when a bicycle wheel is able to deform in the vertical plane as you hit a bump or land a drop. It's not nearly as well known as lateral stiffness, which is a wheel's lack of flex from side to side under cornering loads, or even torsional stiffness, which is...