I'm not a physicist, but I'm pretty sure that the practical
application of this thought process doesn't play out. In short, no he
couldn't have a wheelset that is too light, from a performance (not
strength) standpoint.
On May 11, 3:42 pm, "cyclotour...@gmail.com"
wrote:
> Would it be good to ha
duh on my part...sorry folks (will provide the rims and tires I'm
riding first thing tonight upon returning home).
just wasn't sure if just changing tire would make a difference or also
getting lighter rims (as the one I have also has generator hub)
canali wrote:
> to make 26" rim'd atlantis fast
btw: update: my rims are maverick a sym 532, and tires are kenda
kwickirollers 35
On May 11, 12:58 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> I switch between small, very light and lightly shod wheels and quite
> heavy (both tires and wheels) 700c wheels and such a difference as
> described ought to be very appa
Regarding a higher spin... Here's a slightly related story about my
century ride last Saturday. I rode the local RACC (Ride Around Clark
County) just across the river in Washington. Mostly rural, quite a few
hills with total elevation in 100 miles just a tidge under 5000'. I
didn't decide until las
I switch between small, very light and lightly shod wheels and quite
heavy (both tires and wheels) 700c wheels and such a difference as
described ought to be very apparent given the difference in these
wheelsets. But I don't find the smaller wheels slower at all; in fact,
on level ground (where ove
Would it be good to have approximately the same wheel mass as your
700C friends. If you go lighter you would have less inertia and have
to spin more to keep up. Heavier and acceleration would be slower.
Long way of saying maybe you could have too light a wheelset???
On May 11, 10:20 am, William
It would be fun to see what our starting point is for the
suggestions. Do you have pictures or a build list? For example, if
you currently have 800g tires and your current rims would take a <30mm
tire, then I'm sure a lot of the suggesters would suggest just trying
narrow tires and tubes and see
My 58 cm Atlantis has 700c wheels, Mavic A 719 rims with Schwalbe
Marathon Supreme tires. I also have a wheelset with Mavic CXP-22 rims
and racy 23 mm tires that I occassionally put on the Atlantis. With
no other changes (my usual collection of racks'n'sacks), just changing
the wheelsets entirely
My riv rolls on 26 inch wheels most of the time (or 650c) my fastest
set of wheels are ultegra hubs, laced to mavic ma2 26 inch rims, db
15/16 spokes, except for drive side, which are 14/15, with performance
forte metro k almost bald tires (tm). They fly. I also have pasela,
they ride nice, a bit
Are you thinking of using Paul Moto-BMX brakes to adjust the pads for
both rim sizes? Has anyone here done that to put 650Bs on a bike built
for 26" wheels? Would be curious to know how well the brakes work.
Well enough for a tandem? I would love to put Hetres on my vintage
steel 26" wheeled Ibis U
A lightweight wheel set with a 1.5" or maybe 1.75" Pasela tire could
be nicely efficient and would be comfortable. I remember reading that
the Atlantis (sizes 56cm or under) converts well to 650b which is an
interesting option if you are building new wheels anyway.
Then there would be the versatil
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