Re: [CR] Wider = faster

(Example: Framebuilders:Rene Herse)

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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 22:56:02 -0500
From: "Julian Shapiro" <julianshapiro@gmail.com>
To: Dave Porter <frogeye@porterscustom.com>
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Wider = faster


Kilo on the track? Completely different kettle of fish.

I'm riding Michelin ProRace 3 25mm these days. To my hand and butt there's no question that they're smoother that the 23s. Aero shmearo. Tiny tiny difference in a time trial, maybe. In a pace line? zippo.

Julian Shapiro Sag Harbor, NY

On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 10:24 PM, Dave Porter <frogeye@porterscustom.com>wrote:
> First, there's a big difference between coasting down a hill and a machine
> that appears to measure resistance. Second, there's a big difference
> between
> a mass bouncing on a seat and a measured resistance on a machine. So, I'm
> still on the unconvinced side of the fence.
> Which one of you wants to tell the current hot shoe that his Kilo record
> will be on a fat tire?
> DaveP
>
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>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julian Shapiro [mailto:julianshapiro@gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 5:21 PM
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR] Wider = faster
>
> >From Velonews:
>
> http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/tech-feature-the-work-of-wheel-energy
>
> Further confirmation of what "our own" Jan Heine has been telling us for
> years.
>
> Julian Shapiro
> in icy icy Sag Harbor, NY
> (where tires don't matter much on the mag-trainer)