On Aug 5, 2011, at 4:57 PM, Solomander wrote: > I have an AHH that's running 36 spoked Velocity wheels and 35 mm Panaracer > Paselas. My original priorities were bombproof and plush riding. The ride is > undeniably cushy, but there are times when I wouldn't mind it if the bike was > a bit quicker- especially on hills. I have been contemplating running 32 mm > Paselas and/or going to a somewhat lighter wheelset. I still wonder how much > real world difference these changes would make. What do you think?
Very little IMHO. As a comparison, in the last couple of years of my racing days I rode one of two bikes for training rides and road races/crits: a Ritchey fillet brazed road bike with 700 x 23s (usually SuperComp HDs or similar) and Campy Chorus Ergo, and a Gunnar Crosshairs with 700 x 32s (Avocet slicks) and a mongrelized "gruppo" of various parts from dubious sources. It didn't make any difference in the training rides or the races in terms of discernible performance. If anything the fatter tires were better for crits as they felt a little more solid in the corners. -- 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.
