the frame itself behaves beautifully, handles perfectly
I'm not saying it doesn't, just that the tube squashing is not responsible for that. If I had to guess, I'd say the frame would have handled better without the tube manipulation, but not by enough to be subjectively perceptible in a blind test.
I'm not saying it doesn't, just that the tube squashing is not responsible for that. If I had to guess, I'd say the frame would have handled better without the tube manipulation, but not by enough to be subjectively perceptible in a blind test.