Which one is faster?
06-27-24, 12:44 AM
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Which one is faster?
A steelbike 10,5 kg with nice wheelset or a light carbonbike 8,7 kg with not good wheelset as the steelbike.
which one do you think is faster? Of course hard to say if you dont know all the other components and so on but just a guess? 🤗
which one do you think is faster? Of course hard to say if you dont know all the other components and so on but just a guess? 🤗
06-27-24, 01:46 AM
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On the flat it will depend entirely on which setup is more aerodynamic overall.
This is assuming you have the same tyres on both etc
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06-27-24, 09:59 AM
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Neither.
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06-27-24, 10:36 AM
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The red one.
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06-27-24, 10:44 AM
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8.7 kg is “light”?
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06-27-24, 11:00 AM
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Compared to 10.5kg, yes.
In answer to the OP...Assuming the same rider in the same conditions, in most situations, the one that is more aerodynamically efficient overall will be faster. Going uphill, there will be a point in increasing grade where weight becomes more important than aero. That point will be largely affected by the power of the rider. A pro doing 20mph up a 6% grade is going to value aero more than an amateur doing 8mph on the same hill.
In answer to the OP...Assuming the same rider in the same conditions, in most situations, the one that is more aerodynamically efficient overall will be faster. Going uphill, there will be a point in increasing grade where weight becomes more important than aero. That point will be largely affected by the power of the rider. A pro doing 20mph up a 6% grade is going to value aero more than an amateur doing 8mph on the same hill.
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06-27-24, 11:02 AM
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There's no real difference that matters between 15mph and 17mph. In the end, it ain't the bike, unless you're up in that rare tip top of current pros.
However, if you really want to know, I'd dig up some posts by jamesdak He's got a large fleet and has done pretty good testing on a lot of his mounts.
However, if you really want to know, I'd dig up some posts by jamesdak He's got a large fleet and has done pretty good testing on a lot of his mounts.
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06-27-24, 11:57 AM
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And for anyone who cares about performance, a 2 mph difference is enormous. In the race I rode last weekend, riding 2 mph faster would've put me on the podium. (Not that the difference between the OP's two bikes will be that high.)
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There's no real difference that matters between 15mph and 17mph. In the end, it ain't the bike, unless you're up in that rare tip top of current pros.
However, if you really want to know, I'd dig up some posts by jamesdak He's got a large fleet and has done pretty good testing on a lot of his mounts.
However, if you really want to know, I'd dig up some posts by jamesdak He's got a large fleet and has done pretty good testing on a lot of his mounts.
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06-27-24, 12:09 PM
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You don't have to be a pro cyclist to compete or just to care about performance.
And for anyone who cares about performance, a 2 mph difference is enormous. In the race I rode last weekend, riding 2 mph faster would've put me on the podium. (Not that the difference between the OP's two bikes will be that high.)
And for anyone who cares about performance, a 2 mph difference is enormous. In the race I rode last weekend, riding 2 mph faster would've put me on the podium. (Not that the difference between the OP's two bikes will be that high.)
That 1-2 kg difference in bike weight is just background noise.
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06-27-24, 01:12 PM
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You don't have to be a pro cyclist to compete or just to care about performance.
And for anyone who cares about performance, a 2 mph difference is enormous. In the race I rode last weekend, riding 2 mph faster would've put me on the podium. (Not that the difference between the OP's two bikes will be that high.)
And for anyone who cares about performance, a 2 mph difference is enormous. In the race I rode last weekend, riding 2 mph faster would've put me on the podium. (Not that the difference between the OP's two bikes will be that high.)
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The one that gets there first is faster.
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Uh oh. My ride yesterday averaged only 15.4 mph. Towards the bottom end of the Fred scale.
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