On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 10:37 PM, John Sessoms <[email protected]> wrote: > From: "Bob W" >> >> The results probably depend on all things being equal other than the >> frame, >> for example if the wheels are different widths the results are going to be >> skewed, but it's quite interesting. It's quite a commute. >> > > I wouldn't expect it to make any difference in commute times. Those are > going to be constrained by the route, traffic & such. > > Where I would expect to see a difference is in the amount of effort the > cyclist is required to make to cover the route. If you're going over the > same route from point A to point B (and back again) every day, it would seem > to me that a cyclist might expend less energy covering the route on a > lighter weight bike.
The differences are minuscule and irrelevant for the average cyclist on his commute. Small differences in weight and horsepower really don't come into play until the cyclist is at or near his limit. Racing, trying to maintain speed uphill, almost late for work, etc. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ __o _'\<,_ (*)/ (*) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
