Do you think some unintentional bias was causing him to ride harder on the steel bike in order to keep the same time? If so, it was remarkably consistent over the course of 56 rides and nearly 1500 miles.
Commuting with stop signs would give the lighter bike an even bigger advantage than in sporting riding/racing as you would have 0-25 mph acceleratons instead of 20-25 mph accelerations. If carrying an extra five pounds of luggage on both the commuter bike and the racing bike makes the racing bike advantage moot; what does that say about plopping a 150 lb rider into the saddle? Moot x 30? Michael Kahrl On Dec 14, 9:20 am, "Bill M." <[email protected]> wrote: > The article leaves many unanswered questions. How much did he carry > on his commute, how often did he need to stop, were there hills to > climb, did he monitor his efforts by heart rate to screen out > unintentional bias, was he trying to ride to the same perceived effort > or the same speed? What tires were on each bike? > > The upshot is that lightweight bicycles are in their element in > sporting riding/racing where weight can make some difference, not > commuting where stop signs and luggage make a couple of pounds on the > frame moot. Different horses for different courses. > > Bill > > On Dec 14, 3:27 am, George Millwood <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > It is so nice when scientists use their lesiure time to enlighten the > > public > > >http://www.smh.com.au/executive-style/fitness/in-cycling-its-a-case-o... > > > In our case it is preaching to the converted but it is still nice to > > see it in print. > > > George Millwood > > Atlantis No 93 > > Wollongong Australia > > > Yes, I have left the great metropolis of Sydney and relocated to the > > coastal city of Wollongong. This is the steel making heart of > > Australia but thanks to closed hearth furnaces it is now but a > > different skyline. I now live one and a half blocks from a couple of > > glorious beaches and enjoy a coastal cyclepath that gently winds along > > the cost past rockpools, the aforementioned steelworks and golden > > sands that stretch for miles. You can look it up on Google Maps.- Hide > > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
