I'm not a physicist, but I'm pretty sure that the practical application of this thought process doesn't play out. In short, no he couldn't have a wheelset that is too light, from a performance (not strength) standpoint.
On May 11, 3:42 pm, "cyclotour...@gmail.com" <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > Would it be good to have approximately the same wheel mass as your > 700C friends. If you go lighter you would have less inertia and have > to spin more to keep up. Heavier and acceleration would be slower. > Long way of saying maybe you could have too light a wheelset??? > > On May 11, 10:20 am, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > It would be fun to see what our starting point is for the > > suggestions. Do you have pictures or a build list? For example, if > > you currently have 800g tires and your current rims would take a <30mm > > tire, then I'm sure a lot of the suggesters would suggest just trying > > narrow tires and tubes and see where that gets you. If you have 40- > > spoke 650 gram rims, then many would encourage you to invest in a > > lighter wheelset, but if you already have 32-hole ~400g rims, then > > there's probably not a whole lot to be made up there. > > > On May 11, 10:09 am, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > > > > My 58 cm Atlantis has 700c wheels, Mavic A 719 rims with Schwalbe > > > Marathon Supreme tires. I also have a wheelset with Mavic CXP-22 rims > > > and racy 23 mm tires that I occassionally put on the Atlantis. With > > > no other changes (my usual collection of racks'n'sacks), just changing > > > the wheelsets entirely transforms the character of the bike. It's a > > > bit like jumping out of a sedan & into a sports car. OTH, the 100 psi > > > tires ride like jackhammers and the narrower rims require fiddling > > > with the brakes. Were I to seriously set up the Atlantis in a sporty > > > mode, I'd go with 28 mm Continental Gatorskins (I'm severely flat > > > averse) and take off the rear rack. > > > > dougP > > > > On May 10, 9:39 pm, canali <jwcoll...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > to make 26" rim'd atlantis fast randonneur: suggestions? > > > > (thinking of buying a lighter pair of wheels for those faster riding > > > > century/club days.) -- 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.
