Timeline for Speed improvement from hybrid bike to road bike over 9km at 30 kmph?
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| Aug 12, 2014 at 13:38 | vote | accept | vikingsteve | ||
| Aug 12, 2014 at 13:34 | vote | accept | vikingsteve | ||
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| Aug 12, 2014 at 13:34 | comment | added | vikingsteve | @PeteH there are no red lights on my route. And yes, the type of bike is relevant to my travel time. I ride with strava, so if I can shave 5 seconds off a segment or 30 seconds off my total ride, I'll be satisfied. I'm really looking for real measurements from other people who have made the switch at similar distances and ability levels. If I ride 30 kmph now, can I ride 33 on the racer? I've decided to buy the bike anyway but I'm keen to know if my expectation is realistic. | |
| Aug 12, 2014 at 13:32 | comment | added | vikingsteve | @Angelo By "all other things equal", I mean similar wind conditions, low traffic and so on. I am not specifically looking for a ROI, I'm just mentioning the dollar value so you can get an idea of the quality of the bike (it's fairly entry level bike, aluminium, not carbon fibre or anything like that) | |
| Aug 12, 2014 at 12:59 | answer | added | paparazzo | timeline score: 2 | |
| Aug 12, 2014 at 12:49 | comment | added | PeteH | 30 seconds is equivalent to a red light. With commuting, there are so many external factors that I suspect the type of bike would be pretty much irrelevant to your travel time. If you were planning on riding a sportive, the answer would likely be different. | |
| Aug 12, 2014 at 12:39 | comment | added | Angelo | Why should "all other things be equal"? If you just like the Cannondale road bike, that is reason enough but if you're strictly trying to quantify a meager ROI ($1000 for 30 seconds on a 10Km trip), that will be a disappointment. Just pedal faster. 30Kmh is not hard to achieve on a flat dedicated bike path with almost any bike. | |
| Aug 12, 2014 at 12:24 | answer | added | superdesk | timeline score: 10 | |
| Aug 12, 2014 at 12:19 | comment | added | paparazzo | I think you could trim 30 seconds. Drop bars alone are going to help a lot. | |
| Aug 12, 2014 at 11:56 | history | asked | vikingsteve | CC BY-SA 3.0 |