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Hovis
Not an engineer, but how does this sound?:
Spokes too slack
Spokes move more than desirable, i.e. large difference in tension between stress under load and not stressed when relived of load means undue flexing. Fatigue comes from repeated flexing/movement.
/awaits tester to laugh at my guess