Also, the Cazaderos have small knobs; this will certainly affect rolling resistance.
On Wed, Apr 7, 2021 at 8:06 AM Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > I've used all sorts of wheel sizes and weights, from just shy of 20" to > just over 30", and tires ranging from 175 grams to over 900 grams. IME, > wheel diameter and tire weight affect the ride far less than tire quality > (supple, light casing) except on hills, when at least in the extreme -- in > my case, 800 gram rim and 800 gram tire + 200-250 gram tube; the rim and > the tire were the "lite" models! -- you certainly can feel a difference > climbing over a sub 175 gram tire, 360 gram rim, and 70 gram tube, > especially if the overall wheel diameters differ by about 5". > > One of my "plane-y-est" bikes is that Matthews dirt road bike with 700C X > 60 tires. Granted that the wheels are quite light for their size (29 1/2" > tall, 60 mm wide, Velocity Blunt SSs, Big Ones), but the bike just feels > easier to pedal in a given gear in given conditions; at least as good as my > bikes with much lighter wheels. On the flats. Climbing, the light-wheel > bikes feel faster. > > All that said, good quality light wheels and especially top quality tires > really do affect the pleasure of the ride. > > On Wed, Apr 7, 2021 at 6:58 AM Adam <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, hoping to get some thoughts on the role of wheels in acceleration >> and climbing. >> >> I recently picked up my first Riv (Hillborne) and am running Dyads and >> Barlow Pass tires. Among other things, I'm amazed at the difference in >> acceleration, speed, and particularly climbing vs my other bike, which is a >> pretty heavy Salsa Marrakesh with stock wheels (WTB sx19 and Shimano m475 >> hubs) and Cazaderos. >> >> I'm not necessarily jumping to replace the Marrakesh's wheels ATM, but I >> am curious whether anyone has thoughts on whether or not that's likely the >> difference I'm feeling in acceleration and speed? >> >> There's definitely a substantial weight difference between the two >> builds, but I've loaded up the Sam a few times and it's still way quicker. >> I'd just swap the wheels, but the Marrakesh's are disc. >> >> thoughts? >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/215efd40-085a-4216-83b3-f8ae46aea0e7n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/215efd40-085a-4216-83b3-f8ae46aea0e7n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgtxgr%3Db65GX-9ufuZ9KinU9y-0NLTt0HDgKdcfq7JkdzQ%40mail.gmail.com.
