Yeah, it's a real good write up. Would be cool to see him re-print in BQ! On Dec 14, 8:12 am, jim phillips <[email protected]> wrote: > It seems like he did the best he could to be unbiased. I cannot imagine doing > this starting out with a particular result in mind. > I think the results are valid. > > Jim > > > Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 07:15:01 -0800 > > Subject: [RBW] Re: A blinding glimpse of the obvious...... > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
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