if you just look at the numbers, you can go down a long rabbit hole and certainly justify a heavy bike.. I agree 1mph isn't anything.. what you can't justify with numbers is what a heavy bike *feels* like when riding.. some heavier bikes certainly can "ride light", but many don't in my experience.. same with heavier wheels or tires, my 650b Hilsen with Rich-built wheels and 42mm Compass tires do NOT feel like they spin up as well as my Serotta with HED Belgium tires with 28mm Vittoria Corsas on it..
I would never begrudge someone riding what they want to ride, but often, heavy is just that.. heavy.. On Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 4:49:18 PM UTC-8 John Hawrylak, Woodstown NJ wrote: > During a appearance on The Opiniated Cyclist, Richard Schwinn stated the > following: Reducing the bike weight by 12 lbm, increases your speed by 1 > mph, given the same power input from testing Schwinn did. > > John Hawrylak > Woodstown NJ > > On Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 12:11:36 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! > wrote: > >> >> It will always have a dyno hub. I just can’t give up that kind of >> practicality. I didn’t know Paul components would save me any weight but >> I’m glad if they do. My Velo Orange levers were pretty feather-light >> already though. >> >> I probably do have the Platy set up as light as I dare, save the >> drivetrain stuff from White Industries. And Richard has a good point that >> all that money would only save me a third of a pound. >> >> On Jan 14, 2024, at 8:40 AM, Johnny Alien <johnny....@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Does the raspberry Platy still have a dyno hub? If so that would be a >> big gain as far as weight loss and lessening drag. Otherwise you have it >> set up fairly light from what I remember about your posts. Paul components >> will sure help shave some grams. >> >> >> When weight is brought up the first thing Grant would say is take weight >> off the engine. Well I just took a massive amount of weight off the engine >> so I feel that I am now free and clear to be a weight weenie about the >> bike. :) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/eReNb9qsX94/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fd92245f-6eec-4430-b9c2-c4f2996b8b8bn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fd92245f-6eec-4430-b9c2-c4f2996b8b8bn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/84184ce2-e6a8-4df1-8f50-375ce2d12e7cn%40googlegroups.com.
