Anyone else keeping their rim brake frames ?
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Context clues are your friend when attempting to understand text with potential typos. You see in the qwerty keyboard the letters I and U are right next to one another. Now it is possible that a finger presses the wrong button and that is in fact what we call a typo. If a written word seems wrong, it is helpful to see if one of the letters could be exchanged with a nearby letter in the qwerty keyboard to find the correct spelling.
In this context as there was discussion earlier about how stiff disc forks supposedly were, it should not have taken a huge leap of imagination to deduce that the word stuff was misspelled and was meant to mean stiff.
This is again a skill I believe should be learned in primary school...
In this context as there was discussion earlier about how stiff disc forks supposedly were, it should not have taken a huge leap of imagination to deduce that the word stuff was misspelled and was meant to mean stiff.
This is again a skill I believe should be learned in primary school...
You'll need to help me here. Do you mean to ask what "fast" is in mph? I'm sorry, I only work in metric. In kph, fast is... well it would depend on the conditions wouldn't it?
Is 30kph going down alpe d'huez fast? Not really no.
Is 30kph going up alpe d'huez fast? Well old chap I do believe it indeed is!
Any other questions?
Is 30kph going down alpe d'huez fast? Not really no.
Is 30kph going up alpe d'huez fast? Well old chap I do believe it indeed is!
Any other questions?

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"Comfort?" Is that what this is about? When I talk bikes and tires, I'm usually referring to racing bikes. "Comfort" is why I have a very nice couch, and a king-size bed. Both very comfortable.
"Like riding on clouds?" Sorry--that's not what I want out of a high-end racing bike. Has anyone ever ridden in a high-performance race-car? They aren't very comfortable. That's what Cadillacs and hybrid bikes are for.
"Like riding on clouds?" Sorry--that's not what I want out of a high-end racing bike. Has anyone ever ridden in a high-performance race-car? They aren't very comfortable. That's what Cadillacs and hybrid bikes are for.

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Someone has made a claim that the hooks on a clincher rim increase the moment of inertia of a wheel, and this has a detrimental effect on acceleration. It’s legitimate to ask how big this effect is. In no way is it a “prove me wrong” situation — it’s a “ support your claim” situation.
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Yep--I love the ride. Nothing inconsistent in what I say. But it would probably be terribly "uncomfortable" for lots of the octogenarians who frequent this place, who make it sound like "comfort" is the end-all, be-all of cycling.

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I love how this troll thread has devolved in the FNG child and FOG child arguing with everyone, while paceline can get all snobby, DS threads and users quickly get binned there.

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What, him? You can ignore him with impunity.
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Hmmm...I can only think of one guy who says that kind of stuff, and is that age.

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I'm thinking it's time to close this thread.

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Here's evidence that disc-compatible wheels are a significant performance handicap, wheel weight and rotational inertia being the #1 most critical part of bike performance.
Shimano Road Wheelsets Explained | SHIMANO BIKE-US
Note the specs on the rim brake clincher wheel WH-9000 that is 200g per set lighter than the most expensive disc wheel, and costs about half as much.
This table doesn't include tubular rim options (probably because these are team issue only), which come in at less than 1,200g for the set.
Clear evidence that disc wheels are heavier than rim wheels, and tubular wheels are lighter than clinchers.
Shimano Road Wheelsets Explained | SHIMANO BIKE-US
Note the specs on the rim brake clincher wheel WH-9000 that is 200g per set lighter than the most expensive disc wheel, and costs about half as much.
This table doesn't include tubular rim options (probably because these are team issue only), which come in at less than 1,200g for the set.
Clear evidence that disc wheels are heavier than rim wheels, and tubular wheels are lighter than clinchers.

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People get rid of bikes?

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