On Aug 6, 6:11 am, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > Patrick, > > Will repsectfully disagree. I weight considerably more than my wife. > And yet she has always had the ability to coast downhill faster than > me.
how big a hill? perhaps it's possible that she's still more aero (even with a non-aero set-up) than you are, especially if you're a big guy, with the bars way up and wearing baggy clothes? this might be enough to overcome your downhill weight advantage on shorter/less steep hills. could also be tires/tire pressure. could be wheel bearings. could be. . . anyway, there's no cheating science. on a big enough hill, you'll eventually be going faster unless you fasten a sail to your bike. this reminds of an article in the most recent BQ - the Madone review. the bike tester didn't descend as fast as he usually does (based on the observation that another rider/tester was keeping up on a downhill stretch) and came to the conclusion that the Madone was no more aerodynamic than his usual bike. seems possible that the Madone was a lighter bike than the tester's usual bike, and therefore didn't descend as quickly. or that the tester didn't have the opportunity to dial-in an aero fit on the Madone test bike, and therefore didn't descend as quickly. in any event, I found it interesting that a bike tester or editor of BQ didn't say, "hey, we've tested a bunch of stuff in a wind tunnel before - fenders, bags, clothing, fairings, etc. - why don't we see if we can test the Madone next to some other bikes and see if there's any difference before publishing a conclusion based on a one-off observation." -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
