Hello, fellow BFers.
Lately, I have been riding my steel pedalbike a lot. It is a nice ride. Steel frame of unknown provenance, Dura Ace 10-speed groupset with downtube shifters, Ambrosio Crono wheels with Vittoria Corsa tubulars (23mm.) Solid ride all around.
Today, I took out my crabon bike out for a spin, after a year laying dormant. Focus Cayo, Force groupset, Psimet crabon tubulars. I followed the same route I rode on my trusty steelstead last week and lo and behold, I went over 2 mph faster on the crabon bike!
For the nonbelievers, I shall present evidence.
Exhibit 1, ride on the steel bike:
Note the average speed (shall not be confused with cruising speed.)
Exhibit 2, same ride on the crabon bike:
That's like a 15% gain in speed!
So, is crabon faster? Discuss.