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You are also going to have to convince me that the gyroscopic forces are actually significant in determining how much your bike rocks, especially at low climbing speeds. Those gyroscopic forces are not large relative to the forces you are exerting. Plus we are talking about differences in the order of a few hundred grams on the wheels.
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Well I’m fairly sure the amount your bike rocks depends mostly on how much resistance there is to the rocking force. For example a rigid indoor trainer will rock far less than an outdoor road bike for the same force input.
You are also going to have to convince me that the gyroscopic forces are actually significant in determining how much your bike rocks, especially at low climbing speeds. Those gyroscopic forces are not large relative to the forces you are exerting. Plus we are talking about differences in the order of a few hundred grams on the wheels.
You are also going to have to convince me that the gyroscopic forces are actually significant in determining how much your bike rocks, especially at low climbing speeds. Those gyroscopic forces are not large relative to the forces you are exerting. Plus we are talking about differences in the order of a few hundred grams on the wheels.
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I would be interested in seeing some factual information on this. The previous comment about heavier wheels having a greater gyro effect means that they require more force to lean over...wouldn't this also mean that they would be more resistant to being leaned over, and the bike will stay more upright? The leaning of a bike during standing pedaling is a reaction to the pedaling forces.
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Real question.
I last built a bike in 2017. The 800-gram frame cost $800. The 105 (5800) group set cost I think $400. Wheels were about $500 (about 1500 grams.) Riding weight, with pedals, pump, tools and tubes, tail lights, no computer, was (I think) 16.25 or so. Really nice, light bike. Oh ... it has rim brakes.
The cost of each component has doubled, last I checked. And the disc version of the frame (which I wanted, but it was not available any more) would have weighed more, as would the brake components.
Please send the build list for your $1500 15-lb disc bike. I have the cash. I don't need the bike, but .... wow, i would like it.
I last built a bike in 2017. The 800-gram frame cost $800. The 105 (5800) group set cost I think $400. Wheels were about $500 (about 1500 grams.) Riding weight, with pedals, pump, tools and tubes, tail lights, no computer, was (I think) 16.25 or so. Really nice, light bike. Oh ... it has rim brakes.
The cost of each component has doubled, last I checked. And the disc version of the frame (which I wanted, but it was not available any more) would have weighed more, as would the brake components.
Please send the build list for your $1500 15-lb disc bike. I have the cash. I don't need the bike, but .... wow, i would like it.
Sheesh if I built a rim brake bike, I could probably do it in the 13-14 lbs. range!
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Once you lean the bike over a couple of degrees on a trainer it takes a lot more effort to topple the trainer over. Off the trainer a few more degrees is easy. In terms of gyroscopic inertia working against horizontal motion, a trainer is a completely different and not comparable system.
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The diesel/fuel oil used to run a cruise ship is refined from oil taken out of the ground. Taxpayers pay for wars over that oil (Trillions of dollars in the past few decades alone), taxpayers pay for the majority of healthcare related to pollution caused by the burning of fossil fuels, taxpayers pay the cost of direct subsidies to the oil industry, the list goes on - google is your friend.
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Feel free to DM me, there's a whole other world of weight weenie bike components outside the mainstream of cycling. Being a weight weenie doesn't have to be very expensive!
One of my current disc road bikes clock in around 6.9kg with both cages, computer mount and pedals while running mechanical 11 speed Ultegra. Nothing fancy. The only areas where I cut significant weight over the standard stuff is going with a carbon crankset and opting to stay with clincher tires + TPU tubes (I don't like tubeless road tires). I have carbon wheels, but they're not even the lightest available. Plus my bike builds are daily riders, if I were to go full weight weenie, there's a bunch of ultra lightweight, but less durable components I could use.
Sheesh if I built a rim brake bike, I could probably do it in the 13-14 lbs. range!
One of my current disc road bikes clock in around 6.9kg with both cages, computer mount and pedals while running mechanical 11 speed Ultegra. Nothing fancy. The only areas where I cut significant weight over the standard stuff is going with a carbon crankset and opting to stay with clincher tires + TPU tubes (I don't like tubeless road tires). I have carbon wheels, but they're not even the lightest available. Plus my bike builds are daily riders, if I were to go full weight weenie, there's a bunch of ultra lightweight, but less durable components I could use.
Sheesh if I built a rim brake bike, I could probably do it in the 13-14 lbs. range!
There is no end to chinesium garbage available on Alibaba. I've seen it, touched it, and for enough money, installed it on customers bikes. Good luck to you. That is where I draw the line on where weight-weenieism stops. Onward! To where weight-weenieism begins!
Honestly, for myself it began with a set of 35mm Kenda Small Block 8's. I had swapped them out for some Vittoria Rubino Pro III Slicks and my world was changed. Of course, I didn't know then what I know now. But that was enough and the quest for a lighter bike has never been satiated.
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I am not a physicist, I'm offering plausible physics- based frameworks that could validate what are at present subjective observations. In the case of rotating mass, I have not seen calculations that take into account gyroscopic inertia, but it makes sense that it would matter more than non-rotating mass.
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Once you lean the bike over a couple of degrees on a trainer it takes a lot more effort to topple the trainer over. Off the trainer a few more degrees is easy. In terms of gyroscopic inertia working against horizontal motion, a trainer is a completely different and not comparable system.
Gyroscopic inertia just makes your bike fractionally more resistant to leaning over. I don’t see how that requires more effort from the rider unless their aim is to rock their bike more than it naturally rocks under the load. The gyroscopic inertia just makes the bike fractionally more stable and is only really significant at high road speeds.
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So on the trainer the bike just leans far less as you pedal. You don’t put in any extra effort to make it rock as much as your road bike. It feels different because the resistance to rocking the bike is an order of magnitude higher unless you have a rocker plate installed.
Gyroscopic inertia just makes your bike fractionally more resistant to leaning over. I don’t see how that requires more effort from the rider unless their aim is to rock their bike more than it naturally rocks under the load. The gyroscopic inertia just makes the bike fractionally more stable and is only really significant at high road speeds.
Gyroscopic inertia just makes your bike fractionally more resistant to leaning over. I don’t see how that requires more effort from the rider unless their aim is to rock their bike more than it naturally rocks under the load. The gyroscopic inertia just makes the bike fractionally more stable and is only really significant at high road speeds.
For instance, from this page:
[Gyroscopic forces are not important for the stability of a bicycle - as you can see if you read on below - but they help us to control the bike when riding with no hands. More important than anything is "the trail".]
Also, I'm not sure what the point is of suggesting that the opposition of gyroscopic forces to the forces generated by a rider in rocking the bike from side to side is bad or robs energy from the rider. It's like complaining that the starting block used for 100-meter dashes robs energy from the runner.
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