Timeline for Switching to touring bicycle: Performance considerations
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| May 17, 2016 at 1:08 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | "Rotating mass" is highly overstated as a problem. If the mass is rotating it has the effect on acceleration of twice as much mass fixed directly to the bike. Given that the rotating pieces are, relatively speaking, quite light (even with "heavy" tires, etc), the difference is likely to be unnoticeable. | |
| May 17, 2016 at 0:11 | comment | added | Deleted User | Actually they are preferred because they have a higher angle of attack and roll over things better. They are actually less preferred for more technical riding because the weight makes them harder to get back up to speed. If the heavier weight was actually an advantage, they wouldn't be selling nearly so many carbon 29'r wheelsets. | |
| May 16, 2016 at 21:07 | history | edited | Gary.Ray♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 16, 2016 at 20:34 | comment | added | Nic | Rotating mass directly affects acceleration, not speed. Heavy wheels are thus slower to get up to speed causing the bike to feel less "zippy", but you can still reach the same top speeds. A heavier wheel has more momentum so will keep more speed when travelling over bumps, possibly making you faster ( a reason mountain bikers prefer 29" wheels for example ). | |
| May 16, 2016 at 12:47 | history | answered | Gary.Ray♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |