Timeline for Does riding a cyclo cross bike carry a large aerodynamic penalty when compared to a road bike?
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| Sep 12, 2022 at 7:13 | comment | added | Criggie♦ | So - over the last few years, what has happened? Can you give an update? | |
| Oct 21, 2016 at 20:41 | comment | added | Criggie♦ | Are you able to swap bikes with someone else in the pack to see how it feels? Ideally someone a similar size and cleat system. Add some science and see what you see. | |
| Jun 6, 2016 at 7:40 | answer | added | Morten | timeline score: 6 | |
| Mar 29, 2015 at 23:17 | comment | added | whatsisname | There is no way you are the "same power" as other riders. The difference in capacity between different people is tons more variable than between bikes. | |
| Mar 29, 2015 at 14:06 | answer | added | Glenn Gervais | timeline score: 4 | |
| Mar 28, 2015 at 23:34 | comment | added | user95786 | My head is higher than theirs. Also the bunch rarely surges, we are preparing for a 9 man ttt event. | |
| Mar 28, 2015 at 23:14 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | That's about 22mph, meaning that you are in the range where fairly small aerodynamic differences can begin to be significant. It's hard to say how much of a penalty you're paying, though, relative to the other riders -- certainly not 2-to-1, but (thumb suck warning!) maybe 5% or so more effort than the best bike would burn. | |
| Mar 28, 2015 at 21:43 | comment | added | andy256 | How close to the next rider in the bunch are you riding when you get dropped? Does this bunch surge? Is your head higher than theirs? | |
| Mar 28, 2015 at 19:32 | answer | added | gaurwraith | timeline score: 4 | |
| Mar 28, 2015 at 17:54 | answer | added | paparazzo | timeline score: 7 | |
| Mar 28, 2015 at 17:45 | comment | added | user95786 | mostly flat terrain with the occasion hill which tops out at now more that 100m in elevation. As for speed its when they start nudging things past 35kph when I really start to suffer. | |
| Mar 28, 2015 at 16:38 | comment | added | Fred the Magic Wonder Dog | How fast are you riding when this happens? What terrrain? | |
| Mar 28, 2015 at 15:36 | history | asked | user95786 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |