[Sportsandrec] I stand corrected...

[Ron & the bears]

Thanks Kelly,

You are my hero! Anyone who understands the affects of tire width on 
rolling-resistance deserves kudos. If you ever find the article, I'd like to 
read it. I can explain it better to you off list if you care to discuss it. 
I could not even pronounce the names of the European schools you 
mentioned.:)

I lost the State Championship this year by 14 seconds. I thought I had a 
lighter, faster bike and better riding position. The two guys who beat us 
just borrowed a tandem, rode it four times, put skinnier 23mm tires on it, 
and beat us. I rode 1 inch, or 25mm tires on my race wheels, based on your 
thinking as well.

The truth is that our combined team age was 27 years older than theirs. 
Rather than racing our age category at 80 plus, we chose the open category 
for more competition. We would have actually won our 80+ category, since we 
beat the fastest tandem in that class by over 4 minutes.

Had my pilot not raced his personal best time the day before, we could have 
beat that tandem by over a minute. But, that is racing! I may actually go 
with 23s next year, since the course is so smooth.

Now is the time to start preparing for next year.

Regards,

Ron & the let's-really-smoke-'em-next-year-dad! bears
Austin, TX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thornbury, Kelly" <kthornbury at bresnan.net>
To: <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 5:09 PM
Subject: [Sportsandrec] I stand corrected...


: ...My apologies to the UF/FSU fans...I grew up in Europe, ask me about 
Bayern Munchen or 1 Fussball Club Kaiserslautern.
:
: I've beat the dead hydration camel enough for now.
:
: For the cycle enthusiasts out there, I recently read an article which I 
can no longer find the link to, concerning rolling resistance of road 
cycles. Basically, the article showed how a 700/25 tire had less rolling 
resistance than the 700/23, and how in some cases running a lower tire 
pressure actually decreased rolling resistance...something about the 
difference between the tire rolling down the road and bouncing down the 
road...Has anyone come across this before, because while it made sense, it 
is still counterintuitive to the years I spent in the saddle.
:
: Thanks
: Kelly 



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