Good thoughts from fellow forumites here. I'll add my $0.02. For my current favorite bike – 650b Ebisu All-Arounder, I now have one light wheelset with PL23 + EL Hetres and one slightly heavier one, Synergy + Lierres. For those "Sunday morning", good weather rides, I really like the *feeling* of quickness of the EL Hetres. In the winter / slush, I prefer the "B" wheelset, due to the crazy amounts of slush and dirt and salt on our dirt roads, which would spell a quick end to the Pacenti rims. The differentiator in application for me is less about the tires and more about the wall thickness of the rim, dictated by longevity considerations.
As far as factual measurements of speed and obtaining gains... My average speeds vary lots even on my usual loops, depending on how much sleep I get the night before, miles in my legs, time of day, temperature, season / road condition, etc. I don't have a power meter now, so I can't refine those measurements. And even if I did, the data would exhibit a lot of scatter due to the aforementioned variables. From my racing days, I remember that a good night's sleep does a heck of a lot more for my speed than a new wheelset. (I've owned some VERY aerodynamic and light wheelsets, but for the kind of rides I like nowadays, I didn't trust them enough over the long term. So, I sold them for cheap to various racer kids, which made them very happy. :-) - Max PS: I'm a scientist, I've lots of experience with precise measurements in different fields, and I like bikes. I've also done a bit of heart rate- and power-based training. By far, the "stress + recover" regimen, without skimping on the "recover" part will make you appreciably fast – over multiple seasons. But all personal conditions (sleep, nutrition, training, position on bike, etc.) being equal, "tuning" your ride to gain "free watts" can be done in lots of different ways. For example (no affiliation): http://www.friction-facts.com/test-results http://www.bikeradar.com/us/road/gear/article/friction-facts-measuring-bottom-bracket-drag-39233/ On Sunday, June 11, 2017 at 10:19:34 PM UTC-4, John G. wrote: > > Hi folks, > > In a recent thread that I cannot find, someone mentioned giving his or > her Atlantis a bit more pep with a lighter wheelset. I like that idea! > > I'm currently running velocity Atlas wheels with Snoqualmie Pass tires. > This is perfect for 85% of the riding I do, but I'd love to have a second > set for riding with my friends. I don't need racing wheels--just something > a bit less beefy that still fits a 35 or 38 mm tire. > > Not expecting a magic bullet, btw. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
