>>1741998A spoke is a floppy piece of wire, the (non-existent) rigidity of a spoke has zero effect on wheel stiffness. Spoke tension is the only thing that matters.
https://www.slowtwitch.com/Tech/Debunking_Wheel_Stiffness_3449.html>>1742004If it's floppy some of your energy is wasted flexing the frame instead of turning the wheels. Unless you're a really serious rider and/or your bike was a genuine piece of garbage you probably wouldn't notice at all.
>>1742006He's only complaining about the stiffness of the integrated seatpost versus a bike with a removable seatpost or at least less stiff carbon. "Vertical compliance" of the rest of the frame matters pretty much not at all for comfort.
>>1742017As long as it's a traditional double triangle design the frame will be so much stiffer than the seatpost and tires and other bits that any slight difference will be completely unnoticeable.
