Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
Just think how much of these nasty emissions the councils could cut yet alone saving energy, yours and theirs if they surfaced the roads properly.
Budget wheels
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Nigelnaturist
Guru
- Location
- Pontefract
Ok, what about the pot hole that couldn't be seen because they didn't repair the road surface before top dressing and put a dent in my rim (told you am bad news with wheel rims)
Nigelnaturist
Guru
- Location
- Pontefract
I quite agree, I lose anything upto 3 mph on some surfaces because of how bad they are, its not quite the same with cars, but yea it has an effect.
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
It is amazing what effect rough surfaces can have on vehicles. The feeling you get from riding on a smooth piece of tarmac is transmitted through a vehicle in the same way, less effort is required to maintain the same speed.
As you rightly said , rolling resistance can sap speed and energy, I once switched tyres from knobly to smooth and saved 10 minutes over a distance of 12 miles.
Mind you I wasn't used to cycling and had to stop several times to look at the scenery.
As you rightly said , rolling resistance can sap speed and energy, I once switched tyres from knobly to smooth and saved 10 minutes over a distance of 12 miles.
Mind you I wasn't used to cycling and had to stop several times to look at the scenery.
Nigelnaturist
Guru
- Location
- Pontefract
Its almost like the councils don't want you riding bikes to be honest, or as I suspect the people in charge of highways don't ride bikes at all.
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
I agree , down here they use cyclists as a traffic calming measure, it's a wonder they haven't thought of using them as speed bumps.
Doyleyburger
Veteran
- Location
- NCE West Wales
Love my scirocco 35's. Great wheelset
russ.will
Slimboy Fat
- Location
- The Fen Edge
It's only my 2p having riden very little in the way of half decent wheels but....
I've done 350 miles on my Campy Khamsins (Fulcrum 7 clone), weigh 106kg (down from 112 in the four weeks I've owned them) and as a result of some of our group being less than fastidious about signalling hazards, hit more than a few Fen pot holes - They're 200% worse than others as scientifically verified by anecdotal evidence.
No matter, They're still running absolutely true. I'm impressed, because after hitting one particular chasm, my one remaining testicle wasn't for a couple of days*. I'm sure there's lighter, more responsive, etc wheels out there and I cannot yet comment on wet weather durability, but if they survive the sort of impacts my capacious butt imparts, they ain't bad.
Russell
* I checked, but please don't ask....
I've done 350 miles on my Campy Khamsins (Fulcrum 7 clone), weigh 106kg (down from 112 in the four weeks I've owned them) and as a result of some of our group being less than fastidious about signalling hazards, hit more than a few Fen pot holes - They're 200% worse than others as scientifically verified by anecdotal evidence.
No matter, They're still running absolutely true. I'm impressed, because after hitting one particular chasm, my one remaining testicle wasn't for a couple of days*. I'm sure there's lighter, more responsive, etc wheels out there and I cannot yet comment on wet weather durability, but if they survive the sort of impacts my capacious butt imparts, they ain't bad.
Russell
* I checked, but please don't ask....
