RE: stiffening spiders

["Brian Shorey" <bshorey@domain.elided>]

> I have never tried one of these, nor would I!  They are a shuck.
>
> If you much about structures, it should be obvious that any "bolt-on"
> device will add a lot of weight and do very little stiffening.

this is absolutely not true, in my experience.  the stiffener on my spider
made a huge difference in shakes and rattles, and a noticeable difference in
handling.

drive a spider before and after and see if you still think the stiffener is
a 'shuck'.

bs

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