Timeline for What is the effect of adding weight to a wheel vs adding it to the frame?
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| Nov 11, 2020 at 19:11 | comment | added | cmaster - reinstate monica | @MaplePanda If you mean a bike with suspension for both front and rear wheel, yes, these bikes should roll better the lighter their wheels are, and not care about the weight of their frame too much. On a bike that has suspension on the front wheel only (a hard-tail), the weight of the frame matters much more. Especially weight at the handle bars and above the rear wheel will significantly increase the rolling resistance (because that increases the angular inertia of the frame which needs to turn in response to the bumps beneath the rear wheel). | |
| Nov 11, 2020 at 18:29 | comment | added | MaplePanda | This effect would be even more noticeable for mountain bikes right? I often hear that one of the best upgrades you can do on a full sus bike is reducing the mass of the rear wheel to get better suspension performance. | |
| Nov 11, 2020 at 8:45 | history | answered | cmaster - reinstate monica | CC BY-SA 4.0 |