Originally Posted by
Campag4life
What is the fastest you have ridden a bicycle on flat land without wind? We can perform a basic watt equivalence.
Also, you seem hyper focused on power transfer being the sole reason for the stiffness of race bike frames today. What do you think maybe other reasons a frame is made stiff? I mentioned control...the rider's ability to control the bike when putting a lot of power into it. Why else may a manufacture place a priority on a stiff frame? Hint: your watt output relative top amateurs and pros that buy a given race bike is relevant.
27 at a reasonably comfortable effort, where I check the speedometer withkut feeling like i'm going to crash lol.. Totally all out, on a good day, no concern about being able to finish a long ride fresh...say 29-30. I should probably mention it's on a big steel touring bike in a t-shirt. I'm ~6 ft 190 lbs, and brunette,if it matters, though I'm still not sure where this is going...