Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
- A 16.5# bike on fast 30mm tires feels like 'a slug and a half'?
- And your road bike is 13.2#?
You struggle on fast group rides on a 16.5# bike with quality 30mm tires. And you struggle to climb on a 16.5# bike.
Just wanted to accurately recap all that.
Your riding ability is better than 95% of cyclists on here and what you need for a road bike and gravel bike is vastly different than most. Kudos for being so fast and strong.
it's actually the other way around on your recap ....I'm weak and looking for every advantage I can get... my FTP is sub 300 and I'm not a lightweight guy.
quality 30c tires where Schwalbe G-Speeds... and I put speed in quotes because I was being sarcastic as hell.. I dont know what the Crr increase compared to TC's... but it seemed HUGE and my power meter numbers comparing multiple segments back it up. My road bike was down to 12.8lbs.. so yes riding around on something getting close to 17lbs uphill is noticeable for me. Neither bike is aero (fat round tubes) so this is where I go next. The gravel bike is fun.. no doubt and it's opening up new routes for me so that is always good.