Picking up on an old to check Patrick: do Snoqualmie fit your Quikbeam
(with or w/o fenders)? On 700C or 650B?
Thanks,
Sean
On Sunday, June 11, 2017 at 7:23:59 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote:
>
> I love my A23s on my Quickbeam, and they sport Barlow Pass and would be
> happy with Snoqualmie
OP here, clarifying a few things:
I'm not really concerned about my fitness levels--I go plenty fast on my
Mercian superlight. I just wanted to explore the idea of going a bit faster on
my dearly beloved Atlantis, which is my preferred bike for many reasons.
As for tires, my personal
Good thoughts from fellow forumites here. I'll add my $0.02.
For my current favorite bike – 650b Ebisu All-Arounder, I now have one
light wheelset with PL23 + EL Hetres and one slightly heavier one, Synergy
+ Lierres. For those "Sunday morning", good weather rides, I really like
the *feeling*
I think you don't need more stuff, just train more effectively/differently.
It's so easy to just buy more stuff and think you can buy performance, but so
hard to look at the motor and admmit all the money in the world won't buy a
better motor. You see it everywhere, people spending endless $$
To expand Bill's point: the engine matters more than the wheels. Several
thoughts:
-- once up to speed there little cost to heavier rims, so unless your
friends stop and start a lot, there will be little actual benefit other
than lightening your wallet and increasing your acceleration.
-- have
Thank you, Bill! Really, I just wanna keep up with my buds on slightly
faster rides. "8-10% faster" was a perhaps silly attempt to quantify that.
And in no way will I use these new wheels to justify a new frame. No, I
mean it. No, that wasn't the Homer Hilsen page open in my browser window.
John G indicated that he wants to buy lighter wheels that will make him
ride 8-10% faster with the same effort. He then asked if that was crazy
talk.
It may be crazy talk if you want that to obtain measurable and verifiable
data that objectively shows that you are going faster without
Thanks, all.
Abyclehank asked, "What speed wheels are you looking for?" Let's say I'd
like to speed up by 8-10% (15 mph to 16 mph). Is that crazy talk?
RichS asked how much I've played with tire pressure. My answer: not much!
I'm 195 lbs, and I run my 44cm Snoqualmie Pass tires at 50 PSI. The
John,
A couple of thoughts:
1. How much have you played with tire pressure?
2. If you know someone who has a wheelset that meets your requirements
maybe they would let you borrow it to check out before making the financial
investment in your own wheels?
FWIW my 53cm Atlantis runs 26"
John what speed wheels are you looking for?
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I love my A23s on my Quickbeam, and they sport Barlow Pass and would be
happy with Snoqualmie if they'd fit. A note: I definitely notice a
difference in quality with my Rich built rims over the factory built. It's
amazing what they take. I expect that with my Atlas on my Hunqapillar, but
I put
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