Originally Posted by
impolexg
I was doing the classic and time-tested bikestore tire-kicker move: standing next to bike, hands on seat and bars, crank parallel to the ground. Press gingerly downward on pedal with ball of other foot and note how bottom bracket twists and deflects.
I get exactly the same impression of flexibility when standing on the bike and bouncing on a pedal.
Wow, that sounds like a noodle.