Originally Posted by
BlazingPedals
Not in my experience. At least not unless the heavy person is on REALLY crappy wheels. Downhills are all about weight and aero.
so overweight people take an aero penalty. Like enough so.... to be slower than the not so wide person. Cool!
BTW In my opinion the stock wheels on most road bikes are "REALLY crappy wheels", but still better than the "REALLY crappy wheels" on hybrids.
IMO hub drag, can make or break rolling long before aero is even a factor!
Maintenance is important, Repack the grease every 500 miles. some people are running the same grease they had in the hub 4 years ago! Buy Cartridge bearings. cool!, However I like my shimano loose ball hubs with the finger adjuster.