Originally Posted by
grimace308
i fixed my line.
i am referring to rotating mass. i believe that race wheels, that weigh 1kg less that crappy "box" wheels, will be NOTICABLY easier on a dude, after 40 laps of a crit.
with the constant acceleration, dropping the cash for a set of custom light weight racing only wheels, was the best thing i ever did...billions of years ago.
i dont know if theyed make a pinch of squat, over the course of a flat road race, but when youre jumping 4 times a lap, i believe, they matter. i dont know if theyd matter in a rr with any constant speed climbing.
I'd bet money that you couldn't tell the difference if you rode the bike blindfolded. And you'd probably be surprised, if you could. Even in crits, aerodynamics beats weight.
Yes, there are real effects going on here, but they're tiny, less than 1%, and they're not something the rider can tell without reference to a stopwatch or speed gun.