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Forum: Road Cycling
03-24-24, 07:31 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,293
Posted By asgelle

Yes, that's part of it, but if the wheel is more...

Yes, that's part of it, but if the wheel is more stable with the tape, don't you want to know it isn't slower now than the shallower rims were?
Forum: Road Cycling
03-23-24, 06:30 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,293
Posted By asgelle

The thing with trip strips is they have to be...

The thing with trip strips is they have to be positioned precisely so the flow remains attached to the surface longer. If you don't know what you're doing and don't position them correctly, you're...
03-21-24, 02:07 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,538
Posted By asgelle

You don't know me, you don't know my goals, and...

You don't know me, you don't know my goals, and you've certainly demonstrated you have no clue how I should go about achieving them.
Forum: Road Cycling
03-19-24, 01:46 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 1,609
Posted By asgelle

Since the test doesn't include impedance losses,...

Since the test doesn't include impedance losses, it doesn't simulate riding on actual pavement.
03-19-24, 07:30 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,538
Posted By asgelle

No, no, no, and may I add, no. If you subscribe...

No, no, no, and may I add, no. If you subscribe to polarized training (80/20), then 80% of your workouts should be Z2 and 20% should be high intensity. Just as there will be low intensity recovery...
03-17-24, 07:09 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 2,375
Posted By asgelle

How to say I didn't read the thread without ......

How to say I didn't read the thread without ... Well, you know.
03-16-24, 03:41 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 2,375
Posted By asgelle

So it's not a traditional seat post but a seat...

So it's not a traditional seat post but a seat mast topper? That would make sense, but wasn't clear from the wording in the original post.
03-16-24, 01:51 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 2,375
Posted By asgelle

Why can't the standard post be cut down?

Why can't the standard post be cut down?
03-15-24, 06:13 PM
Replies: 191
Views: 5,995
Posted By asgelle

That might not be saying much.

That might not be saying much.
03-14-24, 06:47 PM
Replies: 204
Views: 5,456
Posted By asgelle

Especially. The whole controversy started when...

Especially. The whole controversy started when Nike developed shoes with a carbon fiber plate (spring) and heavily padded midsole for the Sub-2 project to break the 2:00 barrier for the marathon.
03-14-24, 06:38 PM
Replies: 204
Views: 5,456
Posted By asgelle

Yes, I don't know all the details but...

Yes, I don't know all the details but restrictions on carbon plates and midsole thickness were introduced in 2020.
03-14-24, 06:18 PM
Replies: 204
Views: 5,456
Posted By asgelle

In theory, a rim braked bike would be faster than...

In theory, a rim braked bike would be faster than the equivalent disk braked one. In reality, development has continued on disk brake bikes and not on rim barked ones so that the fastest disk brake...
03-14-24, 06:10 PM
Replies: 204
Views: 5,456
Posted By asgelle

When were CF bikes not allowed in record...

When were CF bikes not allowed in record attempts? As far as I know they always have been. The fact that riders didn't choose to use them is hardly the UCI's fault.

If anything, the complaint...
03-14-24, 03:37 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 3,827
Posted By asgelle

Well let me help your understanding. For the...

Well let me help your understanding. For the person with no visible trace of equipment, perhaps the answer is as simple as that word visible. Tubes, patch and pump are present but out of view. As for...
03-11-24, 11:13 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 602
Posted By asgelle

I can't remember the name of the scientist who...

I can't remember the name of the scientist who said, regarding an asian population with extremely long lifespans, that they weren't good at surviving to old age so much as they were really bad at...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-06-24, 06:28 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,190
Posted By asgelle

As I've said to officious officials, "Show me the...

As I've said to officious officials, "Show me the rule."
03-06-24, 02:55 PM
Replies: 191
Views: 5,995
Posted By asgelle

Final answer?

Final answer?
03-02-24, 08:06 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 2,266
Posted By asgelle

Or perhaps pressure variation with altitude.

Or perhaps pressure variation with altitude.
03-02-24, 07:41 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 2,266
Posted By asgelle

You can't be serious. Either you have no...

You can't be serious.

Either you have no idea of how a gauge pressure sensor works or this is very bad performance art.
02-11-24, 05:58 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 414
Posted By asgelle

r/velo? Never mind. Google is my friend.

r/velo?
Never mind. Google is my friend.
Forum: Road Cycling
01-25-24, 07:31 AM
Replies: 135
Views: 4,370
Posted By asgelle

Yes indeed. If you redefine words they can mean...

Yes indeed. If you redefine words they can mean whatever you want them to. If we define efficiency to mean time to exhaustion, maybe we should redefine time to exhaustion as lowest energy consumed...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-25-24, 07:24 AM
Replies: 135
Views: 4,370
Posted By asgelle

12 hours after I post a link you come out with...

12 hours after I post a link you come out with this? Please try to keep up.
Forum: Road Cycling
01-24-24, 06:42 PM
Replies: 135
Views: 4,370
Posted By asgelle

Just because this is the one that showed up first...

Just because this is the one that showed up first in a search for cycling, efficiency, rpm. There are plenty more.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s004210050634
Forum: Road Cycling
01-24-24, 06:34 PM
Replies: 135
Views: 4,370
Posted By asgelle

This is false. Studies show people are most...

This is false. Studies show people are most efficient around 60 rpm.
01-22-24, 01:10 PM
Replies: 251
Views: 19,204
Posted By asgelle

Got it. You don't know what proper torque is for...

Got it. You don't know what proper torque is for a fastener.
01-14-24, 09:50 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 4,106
Posted By asgelle

Or it's your job to educate yourself, not mine.

Or it's your job to educate yourself, not mine.
Forum: Road Cycling
01-13-24, 05:58 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,194
Posted By asgelle

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe EF...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe EF has raced yet this year so who's to say. Teams often give riders lower quality bikes (sometimes even last year's race bikes) for training.
01-13-24, 04:21 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 4,106
Posted By asgelle

It's been discussed in several Marginal Gains...

It's been discussed in several Marginal Gains podcast. References might be posted in the show notes.
01-13-24, 03:33 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 4,106
Posted By asgelle

Absence of evidence is not the same as evidence...

Absence of evidence is not the same as evidence of absence. Silca has referred to exactly those tests (performed at Purdue, I believe).
01-13-24, 10:15 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 4,106
Posted By asgelle

That may be your supposition, but it certainly...

That may be your supposition, but it certainly isn't Silca's belief. Their rational for stripping the chain is so that the added particulate can properly interact with the rough metal surface.
Forum: Road Cycling
01-12-24, 03:13 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,194
Posted By asgelle

Obvious and correct. Cannondale and EF made no...

Obvious and correct. Cannondale and EF made no secret of it at the time. I should say it was more of an open secret.
01-11-24, 07:04 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,522
Posted By asgelle

Well then, as performance art goes, this is...

Well then, as performance art goes, this is pretty weak.
01-11-24, 10:50 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,522
Posted By asgelle

Enough is enough. I don't know if you're...

Enough is enough. I don't know if you're deliberately misinterpreting your own definition of chemistry or can't comprehend the limits it imposes; but that definition, as quoted by you, does not say...
01-08-24, 02:14 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,522
Posted By asgelle

Perhaps, but how are you on tribology? Which is a...

Perhaps, but how are you on tribology? Which is a horse of a different color.
Forum: Road Cycling
01-04-24, 07:04 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 5,240
Posted By asgelle

I'm still trying to wrap my head around this*....

I'm still trying to wrap my head around this*. There are two things that control how fast a bike goes. The power produced by the rider and the forces resisting motion. If you're interested in going...
12-15-23, 04:25 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 2,806
Posted By asgelle

It might surprise you to know there is a fairly...

It might surprise you to know there is a fairly large coterie of us who care about how fast we go. So no, comfort and lack of pinch flats are not all that matter.
Forum: Road Cycling
12-14-23, 12:53 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 42,834
Posted By asgelle

No, sometimes it's about W/CdA.

No, sometimes it's about W/CdA.
12-06-23, 08:32 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 945
Posted By asgelle

You do realize it has another side, don't you?

You do realize it has another side, don't you?
12-05-23, 10:12 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 4,869
Posted By asgelle

https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-gear/the-...

https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-gear/the-best-bit-based-cycling-multi-tool-shootout-16-tested/
11-22-23, 09:48 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 3,114
Posted By asgelle

Nothing. Unless you can show the resin, mat, and...

Nothing. Unless you can show the resin, mat, and layups used in aircraft are the same as bicycles.
Forum: Road Cycling
10-22-23, 11:49 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 5,432
Posted By asgelle

Speak for yourself. I've had very good...

Speak for yourself. I've had very good experiences with sealant in tubes to the point of running rear tires down to the threads without a flat despite living in the land of the goatheads.
10-08-23, 08:15 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 6,350
Posted By asgelle

Maybe a 2015 article isn’t the best thing to cite...

Maybe a 2015 article isn’t the best thing to cite in 2023 for the last word on temperature (cf. latest Performance Process podcast with Jonny Wale).

As to the first paragraph, well let’s just...
10-07-23, 05:34 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 914
Posted By asgelle

That depends on how much you care about the...

That depends on how much you care about the accuracy of your data. I'd say if accuracy is important (and if it isn't why would one bother with a powermeter) then reset zero at least at the start of...
10-07-23, 09:05 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 914
Posted By asgelle

In answer to the title question, I redo the zero...

In answer to the title question, I redo the zero offset before every ride (PowerTap hub and SRM crank). Other than older SRMs, I don't know of any power meters that can be user calibrated.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-23-23, 06:56 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 5,432
Posted By asgelle

To be clear, from your own description you didn't...

To be clear, from your own description you didn't crash because the tire went flat; you crashed because you didn't recognize you were riding on a flat tire. Also, based on how little of the thorn...
08-24-23, 04:42 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,317
Posted By asgelle

We're so lucky to have someone here who can see...

We're so lucky to have someone here who can see into every rider's abilities, goals, and training history to prescribe an individualized training regimen just for them.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-16-23, 06:12 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,368
Posted By asgelle

Such logic is irrefutable....

Such logic is irrefutable. https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-racing/yep-mathieu-van-der-poels-handlebar-broke-but-its-not-what-you-think/
Forum: Road Cycling
08-15-23, 05:07 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 736
Posted By asgelle

Ruckus Composites (there may be others as well)...

Ruckus Composites (there may be others as well) can do the repair. They replaced an ovalized BB shell on a S5 for me and it came out perfect. (My mechanic also said it couldn't be fixed.)
Forum: Road Cycling
08-12-23, 05:56 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 4,970
Posted By asgelle

Let's go back to 2001 shall we?...

Let's go back to 2001 shall we? https://capovelo.com/ounce-off-wheels-worth-pound-off-frame-rotational-weight-crucial/

Because some people progressed beyond kindergarten?
Forum: Road Cycling
08-12-23, 05:39 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 4,970
Posted By asgelle

Nope, just looking at the data (you might try it).

Nope, just looking at the data (you might try it).
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