Off the Wall Wheel Plan
02-18-20, 07:59 PM
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DaveLee,
Mad Honk here. I have always ridden sew-ups and am now finding myself unable to find tubulars under $150 for the 19c variety I am used to. But they are very low in rolling resistance and total wattage used by me. So my advice is to find some of those, or look to a 18c rim like the Weinmann and use a 19c or 20c clincher tire. The clincher tires are still out there but cost about $20 if you can find a shop that has them or $50 from the big stores. The rims cost me around $25 from JBI and a wheel set is doable for about $100. HTH, MH
Mad Honk here. I have always ridden sew-ups and am now finding myself unable to find tubulars under $150 for the 19c variety I am used to. But they are very low in rolling resistance and total wattage used by me. So my advice is to find some of those, or look to a 18c rim like the Weinmann and use a 19c or 20c clincher tire. The clincher tires are still out there but cost about $20 if you can find a shop that has them or $50 from the big stores. The rims cost me around $25 from JBI and a wheel set is doable for about $100. HTH, MH
Thanks.
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Dave,
If the pavement is an issue, then yes a larger tire size will work better. But if you are looking for lower rolling resistance, the smaller the footprint of the tire is the better.
Think about how you will ride the route and the pavement you will be going over. Kinda like deciding on a fairway wood or a hybrid from 175 out. What are the conditions you are facing? I'm not sure about your route, but if rolling resistance is an issue go for the smallest tire you can find. Some of the newer tires have great rolling resistance for what they are but are still higher in wattage used by the rider. HTH ,MH
If the pavement is an issue, then yes a larger tire size will work better. But if you are looking for lower rolling resistance, the smaller the footprint of the tire is the better.
Think about how you will ride the route and the pavement you will be going over. Kinda like deciding on a fairway wood or a hybrid from 175 out. What are the conditions you are facing? I'm not sure about your route, but if rolling resistance is an issue go for the smallest tire you can find. Some of the newer tires have great rolling resistance for what they are but are still higher in wattage used by the rider. HTH ,MH
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DaveLee,
Mad Honk here. I have always ridden sew-ups and am now finding myself unable to find tubulars under $150 for the 19c variety I am used to. But they are very low in rolling resistance and total wattage used by me. So my advice is to find some of those, or look to a 18c rim like the Weinmann and use a 19c or 20c clincher tire. The clincher tires are still out there but cost about $20 if you can find a shop that has them or $50 from the big stores. The rims cost me around $25 from JBI and a wheel set is doable for about $100. HTH, MH
Mad Honk here. I have always ridden sew-ups and am now finding myself unable to find tubulars under $150 for the 19c variety I am used to. But they are very low in rolling resistance and total wattage used by me. So my advice is to find some of those, or look to a 18c rim like the Weinmann and use a 19c or 20c clincher tire. The clincher tires are still out there but cost about $20 if you can find a shop that has them or $50 from the big stores. The rims cost me around $25 from JBI and a wheel set is doable for about $100. HTH, MH
I think you'd like these:
https://www.tufotires.com/tufo_elite_jet_tubular.html
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Dave,
If the pavement is an issue, then yes a larger tire size will work better. But if you are looking for lower rolling resistance, the smaller the footprint of the tire is the better.
Think about how you will ride the route and the pavement you will be going over. Kinda like deciding on a fairway wood or a hybrid from 175 out. What are the conditions you are facing? I'm not sure about your route, but if rolling resistance is an issue go for the smallest tire you can find. Some of the newer tires have great rolling resistance for what they are but are still higher in wattage used by the rider. HTH ,MH
If the pavement is an issue, then yes a larger tire size will work better. But if you are looking for lower rolling resistance, the smaller the footprint of the tire is the better.
Think about how you will ride the route and the pavement you will be going over. Kinda like deciding on a fairway wood or a hybrid from 175 out. What are the conditions you are facing? I'm not sure about your route, but if rolling resistance is an issue go for the smallest tire you can find. Some of the newer tires have great rolling resistance for what they are but are still higher in wattage used by the rider. HTH ,MH
OTOH, there are other factors at play, so there is some optimum width (where that optimum is quite narrow on a almost perfect surface velodrome). So on 'typical good' asphalt (NOT chipseal but not that super smooth stuff right after being put down either), what is the optimum width WRT RR? I guess I really don't know.
dave
ps. From 175 yards out that is either a easy 9i or maybe a hard PW
(for the rest of you, that is a golf joke - kinda' like backing off from 430 watts to 410 watts on a 30 minute climb).
