Originally Posted by
asgelle
Interesting. That's very similar to an analysis Kraig Willett posted nearly 30 years ago with the same conclusions (as far as I can tell, it's no longer available). Though his analysis wasn't quite as sophisticated, he also had ride data confirming his results.
The underlying physics is pretty simple. Swiss Side just crunched the numbers over various course profiles. When this was being argued to death in a previous thread I made my own simple spreadsheet to calculate the power required to accelerate a wheel. Even in a full bore sprint acceleration, it's only a handful of Watts difference between aero and lightweight wheels. This shows clearly in Swiss Side's course analysis too. Yet rider perception is often way out of proportion to the reality of the stopwatch.
Edit: I guess this is the Kraig Willett analysis you mentioned:-
https://capovelo.com/ounce-off-wheel...eight-crucial/
Same physics, same conclusions. It is what it is, regardless of individual perceptions.