Why do better wheel sets work better?

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Re: Why do better wheel sets work better?

Postby winstonw » Sun Mar 10, 2013 12:07 am

toolonglegs wrote:
winstonw wrote:
toolonglegs wrote:Don't you mean yawn?
like your 18mth self diagnosis of glut strain, or was it a hammie, or is it a disc? Image

lucky aero wheels and cleat covers compensate a stiff back...but which aero wheels??? :lol: :lol:
Glad you can laugh at other peoples suffering :roll: ... like I say... yawn
It's not your pain I am laughing at but your belief aero wheels are more important than a boring old...stiff back and...yawn...weight loss.
Hey but aero wheels are the BOMB! yar?

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Re: Why do better wheel sets work better?

Postby warthog1 » Sun Mar 10, 2013 12:24 am

Don't give it any air TLL.
You nailed it with the yawn.
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Re: Why do better wheel sets work better?

Postby toolonglegs » Sun Mar 10, 2013 2:44 am

You making things up again winstow?... Tell me where I say such things.

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Re: Why do better wheel sets work better?

Postby Mulger bill » Sun Mar 10, 2013 12:37 pm

So Toolong, remind us again how many people you saw before you got a decent diagnosis? More'n a few IIRC.
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Re: Why do better wheel sets work better?

Postby sumgy » Sun Mar 10, 2013 12:55 pm

Philipthelam wrote:Well then...


If weight mean so little on wheelsets, why do companies even make light wheels? Why do people even buy light wheelsets? Heck, why do pros even ride with light wheels?

This must be THE BIGGEST CONSPIRACY TO DO WITH CYCLING!!!

They're tricking us all!!!

p.s the wheels i have on my roadie are 2500 grams
The same reason they keep upgrading "standards" and talking up how much "stiffer" their new model is.
If stiffness was truly such a big concern, why dont they make bikes out of H beam?

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Re: Why do better wheel sets work better?

Postby sumgy » Sun Mar 10, 2013 1:03 pm

trailgumby wrote:This is where I think lighter weight for a given aero performance can make a difference in road riding and racing, and probably more in crit racing.

Once the race has taken shape, and most people are at their limits, there is a lot of testing your competitors going on with little accelerations and trying to gap your opponents to shake them out of your slipstream. Alternatively, you're on the rivet trying not to be gapped. On crit courses, there's the accordion effect coming into and out of corners, where you have to slow down, corner hard, and accelerate quickly again.

Anything that reduces rotating mass, helps put power to the ground better, and allows you to accelerate more quickly to make it easier to stay on the wheel in front, or help stop you losing the wheel in front in those surges, is going to have a disproportionately high payoff compared to the difference it would make riding at a steady state, in a wind tunnel, or riding alone, whether or not hills were involved.

The cheapest way to maximise this effect is to buy lighter tyres! :lol:
Yesterday I raced and finished on a hilly Crit course on my Fulcrum 1's.
Today i failed to finish on a flat Crit course on my Mad Fibers.
MF's are probably 300g or so lighter than the Fulcrum's.
But I dont think either was the result of me finishing or not really.
I was just more rubbish today. :mrgreen:

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Re: Why do better wheel sets work better?

Postby winstonw » Sun Mar 10, 2013 2:43 pm

sumgy wrote:Yesterday I raced and finished on a hilly Crit course on my Fulcrum 1's.
Today i failed to finish on a flat Crit course on my Mad Fibers.
MF's are probably 300g or so lighter than the Fulcrum's.
But I dont think either was the result of me finishing or not really.
I was just more rubbish today. :mrgreen:
Did you have your koiled lead out man today Sumgy?
You're going to have to come up with a plan B in your post race coffee at Slightly Twisted. people are waking up to your regular sacrificial lead out :wink:

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Re: Why do better wheel sets work better?

Postby winstonw » Sun Mar 10, 2013 2:49 pm

toolonglegs wrote:You making things up again winstow?... Tell me where I say such things.
tell us how seriously you take spinal flexibility and weight loss, seeing you're part of the BNA aero expert panel who are immune from forum etiquette.

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Re: Why do better wheel sets work better?

Postby toolonglegs » Sun Mar 10, 2013 4:16 pm

winstonw wrote:
toolonglegs wrote:You making things up again winstow?... Tell me where I say such things.
tell us how seriously you take spinal flexibility and weight loss, seeing you're part of the BNA aero expert panel who are immune from forum etiquette.
1 yoga class per week, 1 to 4 hours of core strength and stretching per week... depending how motivated I am, trying to double my meters climbed per year in order to work my core more, run steps when I can to work my core as much as legs, massage therapist when I can to help with my hamstring issues, team mate ( ex Cofidis soigneur ) kiné who I see about once every 4 to 6 weeks but talk to most rides. Thinking of swimming again as well.

I am in the healthy BMI range, but losing a couple more kilos wouldn't hurt... but winter is now finishing so it will come as it always does once the warm weather arrives. No fad diets, 20 years a vegeterian but started eating fish maybe once a week for two years now ( so I don't call myself a vegeterian anymore ) ... plus just got sick of not having anything to eat in restaurants because vegeterians, let alone vegans are pretty much not catered for in most of France. Protein powder smoothie when I "crave it" ... about once a week if that.

When racing I can spend two to 3 hours solidly in the drops without back issues ... aero wheels are just the icing on the cake. Still never claimed to be more than just a punter who enjoys racing. No reason you can't take it seriously at what ever level you are at, been no other sport in my life since my early 20's. It was a big part of the reason we packed up the family and moved to France... the cycling is infinitely better :D .
This is my punter racing in France... how does it compare to your C grade crits?.
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Re: Why do better wheel sets work better?

Postby clackers » Sun Mar 10, 2013 5:25 pm

winstonw wrote:
isn't google great!.
I taught this stuff for years, Winston, while you? You're full of it.

And what do you mean by "combined speed and direction can only be integrated on a velocity vector chart."?

People who actually know what they're talking about use trigonometry .... :wink:

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Re: Why do better wheel sets work better?

Postby sumgy » Sun Mar 10, 2013 5:59 pm

winstonw wrote:
sumgy wrote:Yesterday I raced and finished on a hilly Crit course on my Fulcrum 1's.
Today i failed to finish on a flat Crit course on my Mad Fibers.
MF's are probably 300g or so lighter than the Fulcrum's.
But I dont think either was the result of me finishing or not really.
I was just more rubbish today. :mrgreen:
Did you have your koiled lead out man today Sumgy?
You're going to have to come up with a plan B in your post race coffee at Slightly Twisted. people are waking up to your regular sacrificial lead out :wink:
I think you are thinking of the wrong Koiled rider.
You wont ever find me finishing that close to the front.
And there is a difference between waking up to it and being able to do something to stop it. :mrgreen:

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Re: Why do better wheel sets work better?

Postby winstonw » Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:38 am

toolonglegs wrote:1 yoga class per week,...
yawn...

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Re: Why do better wheel sets work better?

Postby ausrandoman » Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:11 pm

winstonw, how's that recommendation for a wheel set for the Alpine Classic Extreme coming along? Finished doing the sums yet?
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Re: Why do better wheel sets work better?

Postby lump_a_charcoal » Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:11 am

Thanks to everyone who took part in this thread.

I think I have my answer, as well as a couple more.

Plus, I worked out a couple of things.

I can dramatically reduce the weight of my wheelset by converting my bike to a fixie. I only use one gear at a time anyway, so essentially the rest are cargo. :mrgreen:

Secondly, while I am over my preferred weight, squabbling over grams is a moot point.

Once again, thanks.
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Re: Why do better wheel sets work better?

Postby winstonw » Fri Mar 15, 2013 7:23 pm

sumgy wrote:I think you are thinking of the wrong Koiled rider.
You wont ever find me finishing that close to the front.
And there is a difference between waking up to it and being able to do something to stop it. :mrgreen:
every time we do something about it Sumgy, one of us gets put up by Terry.
how about your lot? :shock:

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Re: Why do better wheel sets work better?

Postby winstonw » Fri Mar 15, 2013 7:28 pm

ausrandoman wrote:winstonw, how's that recommendation for a wheel set for the Alpine Classic Extreme coming along? Finished doing the sums yet?
I knew what I'd ride on it a long time ago.
What did aero-coach recommend?

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Re: Why do better wheel sets work better?

Postby singlespeedscott » Fri Mar 15, 2013 10:06 pm

winstonw wrote:
sumgy wrote:I think you are thinking of the wrong Koiled rider.
You wont ever find me finishing that close to the front.
And there is a difference between waking up to it and being able to do something to stop it. :mrgreen:
every time we do something about it Sumgy, one of us gets put up by Terry.
how about your lot? :shock:
I detect some bitterness.
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Re: Why do better wheel sets work better?

Postby ausrandoman » Fri Mar 15, 2013 10:07 pm

winstonw wrote:
ausrandoman wrote:winstonw, how's that recommendation for a wheel set for the Alpine Classic Extreme coming along? Finished doing the sums yet?
I knew what I'd ride on it a long time ago.
What would you ride on it?
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