Patrick,
Will repsectfully disagree. I weight considerably more than my wife.
And yet she has always had the ability to coast downhill faster than
me. Without trying. Even more bothersome, this is on her bike with
upright mountain bike bars and not fast wheels by any means.
As to weight,
On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 3:11 AM, EricP ericpl...@aol.com wrote:
Will repsectfully disagree. I weight considerably more than my wife.
And yet she has always had the ability to coast downhill faster than
me. Without trying. Even more bothersome, this is on her bike with
upright mountain bike
On Aug 6, 6:11 am, EricP ericpl...@aol.com wrote:
Patrick,
Will repsectfully disagree. I weight considerably more than my wife.
And yet she has always had the ability to coast downhill faster than
me.
how big a hill? perhaps it's possible that she's still more aero
(even with a non-aero
This time we stopped for beer and took them back to our
starting point and enjoyed a cold frothy beverage coupled with casual
conversation while dodging mosquitoes in the cool evening air. Overall
a very pleasant and satisfying time. These scenarios are what makes
riding with others enjoyable for
on 8/4/10 9:57 PM, Anne Paulson at anne.paul...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 9:44 PM, doug peterson dougpn...@cox.net wrote:
Anne presents a concise thought exercise, pertinent to the original
post. While I agree that subtle differences in weight can make
significant differences
I rode my 559X22MM shod, lightwheeled Riv Commuter (~ 22 lbs with fenders,
Tubus Fly, SON, Edeluxe, rear lights) with small load today, and I was
having a blast standing to accelerate out of corners and on rises. Why?
Yesterday I rode the heavy Sam Hill with its heavy, 622X33.33 wheels (and,
to be
On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 2:42 PM, CycloFiend cyclofi...@earthlink.net wrote:
When you crest out 60 seconds behind yourself, and the other you is riding
a
skinny-tired bike downhill at speed over even slightly degraded pavement,
the you riding the phenomenally stable, large-tire allowing
Well yesyou would go slower with all that baggage breaking the
wind and a higher bar position, I assume, making you less aerodynamic.
Your climbing would also be slower.
What I am talking about is minor weight differences (as the original
poster mentioned) like between a 23 pound bike and
Ignoring weight changes of a fully loaded touring magnitude...the
biggest difference to bicycle speed I've noticed is due to tire
choice.
When I purchased my All-Rounder many years ago it felt like a bit of a
dog and was about 1.0 - 1.5 mph slower than my Road Standard. A tire
change (Ritchey
Still not convinced what, if anything, makes a difference. The bike
that happens to be under me when I ride fast is usually a bike with
29x2.1 wide semi-knobby tires and handlebars about 6 to 8cm above the
saddle.
Again, like the original poster, my testing is very unscientific.
Just about 1,000
On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 12:51 AM, charlie charles_v...@hotmail.com wrote:
What I am talking about is minor weight differences (as the original
poster mentioned) like between a 23 pound bike and say a 29 pounder.
Those differences can't amount to much
OK, let's say I compare my 23 pound bike
I live in the foothills of Mt. Rainier in Washington State.no
matter where I go I have steep hills, its quite aggravating really. My
gearing is 22x32x44 32-12 if that tells you anything.
I'd rather carry the cookies so I could eat them but I see your point.
You are correct, a lighter bike is
On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 8:46 PM, charlie charles_v...@hotmail.com wrote:
I live in the foothills of Mt. Rainier in Washington State.no
matter where I go I have steep hills, its quite aggravating really. My
gearing is 22x32x44 32-12 if that tells you anything.
I'd rather carry the cookies
Anne presents a concise thought exercise, pertinent to the original
post. While I agree that subtle differences in weight can make
significant differences in speed and/or time, I'll gladly haul the
cookies.
dougP
On Aug 4, 2:01 pm, Anne Paulson anne.paul...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Aug 4, 2010
On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 9:44 PM, doug peterson dougpn...@cox.net wrote:
Anne presents a concise thought exercise, pertinent to the original
post. While I agree that subtle differences in weight can make
significant differences in speed and/or time, I'll gladly haul the
cookies.
Of course, I
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From: cm chrispmur...@hotmail.com
To: RBW Owners Bunch rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Sent: Mon, August 2, 2010 8:37:39 PM
Subject: [RBW] Re: Some comparative biking data
I am betting it is not the weight
of the bikes-- or only to a very small degree.
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You received this message
Holy Cow!..The only way one bicycle is (noticeably) faster
than another is if your position is more aerodynamic. Tire size can
make a difference but bike weight (unless it is considerable) can only
make a difference in a climb. The real difference is how hard you
pedal and whether or not
Yea.I think we are on the same page. Hope I didn't come across
wrong initially. I just went through this with several bikes and
thought for sure one particular bike was my faster bike and it
turned out to not be ( on one particular ride on one day). I recently
made a stem and saddle
Photos of Rodeo and build specs ... please?
Patrick equally slow on all his bikes Moore
On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 10:52 PM, Anne Paulson anne.paul...@gmail.comwrote:
On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 6:27 PM, charlie charles_v...@hotmail.com wrote:
Holy Cow!..The only way one bicycle is
What i think is even most interesting is that the bike you ride when
you want to keep up (which i take to mean go fast) isn't the
fastest. I think that the type of riding you do on a bike would have
more to do with the average speed than the weight of the bike itself.
If I rode my go-fast bike to
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