Here's the original article in the BMJ: http://tinyurl.com/23d7pmj or http://www.bmj.com/content/341/bmj.c6801.full?sid=da3c0aec-7122-47d1-bce4-a96cfdc1a583
On Dec 14, 8:14 am, Kelly Sleeper <[email protected]> wrote: > In this case it's more of a riding style than the bike. As much as we > would like to ignore or minimize the speed difference weight and > equipment makes, it does exist. > Even if in most cases it's areodynamics. > > 1 2 or 3 mph average speed is nothing right? It could still add up to > 15 percent if you averaged 20mph. Now if that 20 mph is your max and > you're on the edge all the time then every mph is critical and > expensive and tough to obtain. If you're riding with friends, > comuting etc and just rolling along you will gravitate to a speed by > feel and especially on flat ground the two bikes won't make much > difference. but the heavier bike would sustain speed a bit better with > momentum. So if the effort or heartrate etc isn't part of the > equation do to plenty being in researve and it's a leisure ride / > comute.. those are the results I would expect. > > On Dec 14, 9:15 am, MKahrl <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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. -- 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.
