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That would also require fatter wheels. Which together have higher moment of inertia which makes for slower bikes (as more energy is required to get the wheels
by dgoldstein0 2mo ago
That would also require fatter wheels. Which together have higher moment of inertia which makes for slower bikes (as more energy is required to get the wheels to the same speed).
Not exactly what people want in a race.
- Dah00n 2mo agoAnd yet fatter tyres are faster than the slimmer ones they used to run. No-one run slim tyres these days.
- webnrrd2k 2mo agoI could be wrong, but it turns out that somewhat fatter tires with lower pressure are faster because less energy is wasted by deforming slightly and rolling over small bumps, as opposed to thin high-pressure tire "bouncing" over pavement. There is less wasted vertical motion with the wider tires.
- baq 2mo agoFatter wheel is better than a dnf right?
- throw1234567891 2mo agoNot really. If you finish second, you are the first to lose.
- adrianN 2mo agoYou can buy faster bikes than what is allowed at the Tour, so the only concern would be making records incomparable.