Why We Should STOP Our Obsession With Bike Weight
07-07-21, 03:55 PM
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I am kind of wondering what benefit a flywheel would have on what, for sake of efficiency, would already need to be an astoundly, boringly, uniform ride.
More even pedal circle?
I almost wonder if it's almost a "reminder" in that it keeps going if you even slightly hesitate, so you work to avoid being passed by your own bike.
Seems like it would be measurable on a stationary dynometer like rig with variable radius flywheel weights?
Or are there enough imperfections in even a good velodrome that it just grooves better?
More even pedal circle?
I almost wonder if it's almost a "reminder" in that it keeps going if you even slightly hesitate, so you work to avoid being passed by your own bike.
Seems like it would be measurable on a stationary dynometer like rig with variable radius flywheel weights?
Or are there enough imperfections in even a good velodrome that it just grooves better?
07-07-21, 04:08 PM
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Not as uniform as one might think. The center of mass drops in the turns due to the banking and rises entering the straights so there's an acceleration/deceleration twice every lap.
07-07-21, 04:10 PM
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Assuming they were uniformly round is what I get for not watching a true velodrome event since 1984.
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