Originally Posted by bigbubba76

It seems to be most noticeable when I am seated, pedaling or not and apply torque to the handlebar. It feels the the frame is twisting. It's unlike any bike that I've ever had or ridden before. It feels excessive and it's my first experience with IRD Tange sliding dropouts and SOMA, so didn't know if I should attribute the flex to the frame or to the several bolted connections in the dropouts vs. welded or a combination. I am realizing that it is probably more the frame than anything, but I may try swapping the standard QR skewer and dropout to a 12mm thru-axle.