Wheel weight, or more specifically rim/tire weight matters more than other parts because in addition to moving forward or up a hill, the weight also must move upward as the rim rolls. A hundred grams, 4 oz off each tire, and another 4 off each rim and you have a total difference of one 1 lb of rolling weight. Most riders will find the difference quite noticable.
I ride 38 Avocet Cross tires with Mavic G4 rims on my Ebisu All purpose; 32 mm Pasella folding tires with Arraya rims on my Trek 620, currently 23 mm Continentals with open pro rims on my Rambouillet; and Specialized tubulars on my classic Marinoni. The Ebisu weighs about 5 lbs more than the Rambouillet and the Marinoni, which when added to my 190 lb body doesn't make much difference. At cruising speed all of these tires feel fine; but when it comes to climbing hills or sprinting for a traffic light, each one performs noticeably different. When I'm riding on dirt I will almost always choose the Avocet and never choose the continentals. But if I have long climbs ahead give me open pro rims and a light weight tire. Ditto for sprinting to a traffic light. A recent poster, here, reviewed a Schwabe tire that is 2.35 inches and liked the cushiness but sounded surprised that the tires felt sluggish. I looked at the Schwabe web site a saw that those tires weigh 890 grams each. Of course they are sluggish. peace, michael -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/fELTMiKaPZMJ. 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.
