I think the notion that the racing world is driven by lemming like conformance is simply not true. The major teams and manufacturers test and analysis the performance of their equipment, including tires, to achieve the results needed for a particular race. Here's a link to an article that shows some of the tire performance testing being used by the Cervelo Team: http://www.bikeradar.com/Road/news/article/cervelo-testteam-get-testing-in-belgium-25190
Jim Cloud Tucson, AZ On Feb 3, 4:45 pm, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > Not that this will change anything in the racer/wannbe racer world... > which I believe is more driven by marketing hype than (real?) test > data. > > Faster or not the fatter tires make for a more comfortable ride and > provide the stability for off road excursions. > > I'm just glad that the Riv bikes have the capability to run the > fatter tires! > > ~Mike > > On Feb 3, 12:18 pm, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Lab confirmation of BQ's results from their road tests a while back. > > Good stuff. > > > dougP > > > On Feb 3, 10:21 am, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: > > > > Saw this on the Randon list and thought it would be of interest here. > > > Basic conclusion is that wider tires roll faster than narrow tires, based > > > on extensive lab testing. > > > >http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/tech-feature-the-work-of-wheel-en... > > > > --Eric Norriswww.campyonly.com > > > campyonlyguy.blogspot.com- 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 rbw-owners-bunch@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.
