Tire Pressure
06-23-22, 08:51 AM
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The new model has less tire clearance and slightly different geo. Its less Gravel, more road. Frankly I think they screwed the pooch on the v2. They should have just updated the axles and left the tire clearance alone.
07-30-22, 08:02 AM
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Sorry for the delayed reply. I was intending to watch the video again to gather and refine my objections, but that may never happen, so at the risk of attacking a straw-man, I find that the notion that one gets anything back from a flywheel effect from one's wheels to be absolutely ridiculous. Extra energy expended accelerating with heavier wheels is lost forever, pissed away in a few second's coasting. And it's not just a matter of the energy expended, it's a matter of muscle fatigue accumulating until one cannot overcome the competitive disadvantage.
Which is why training with heavier wheels when riding with others is so effective. They give one a 'better workout'.
Which is why training with heavier wheels when riding with others is so effective. They give one a 'better workout'.
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07-30-22, 08:16 AM
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07-30-22, 09:07 AM
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In this case, your appeal to authority (physics) is a meaningless dodge. I expected better from your apparent curiosity. Around here, I should have known better, and not bothered. You are a disappointment, so far. Got anything better?
