Originally Posted by DonChuwish
Hello,
I remember reading an article in a car magazine once that discussed how race car builders are more interested in dynamic weight than static weight. For example, it's more important to lighten up wheels, brake rotors, clutch plates, etc., than it is the frame (gram for gram of course).
Does the same apply at the much slower speeds of a road racing bike? Seems to me you'd be better off spending money on lighter wheels than on a lighter seat/seatpost for example. True?
Obviously some other high end components may be lighter AND offer better functionality than their lower end siblings, but otherwise does the rule apply?
Don
I believe that the focus is "sprung versus unsprung" weight. It has generally been an absolute when dealing with vehicles that have a suspension, that the performance improvements made by reducing unsprung weight provided greater measureable benefits at the race track than the same weight reduction would provide if it were done in "sprung" weight. I can't see how you could transfer this concept to a vehicle that doesn't have any suspension (typical road bike).