swee'pea99
Legendary Member
A couple of chaps on another thread have been most insistent that I'm totally wrong to imagine that a 500g reduction in wheel weight makes a bigger difference than taking 500g off the frame weight, or for that matter 500g off my own weight.
Less weight is good, they say, but as to where in 'the system' that weight is reduced, that makes not a jot of difference. Having tried riding with heavy v light wheels, and with/without a water bottle, I'm unconvinced.
Have to say, I don't actually care as much as they seem to, but I'm still curious, and would welcome any thoughts, however ill-informed!
Less weight is good, they say, but as to where in 'the system' that weight is reduced, that makes not a jot of difference. Having tried riding with heavy v light wheels, and with/without a water bottle, I'm unconvinced.
Have to say, I don't actually care as much as they seem to, but I'm still curious, and would welcome any thoughts, however ill-informed!