Originally Posted by
Abu Mahendra
I don't quite understand why a BF
PR would be faster than, say, my own Dash Altena or other competent frame if they were both set up the same way with comparable or identical components, ridden by the same pair of legs. BF magic pixie dust?
If a Bike Friday is "faster", bike fit would be the big component. I suppose something like tire width could be important too under the -- reasonable, IMO -- assumption that a high quality supple wide tire will be faster. So if the bikes you shared can only fit say 28 mm wide tires but you can fit a 40+ mm wide tire on a Pocket Crusoe built as a fast road bike, the reduced rolling resistance will make a difference.