Road Racing & Aero Wheels

[Citius]

Obviously if you're not trying to prove anything, then threads like this should be of no interest. For instance, I'm sure there are still people around who believe the earth is flat, because they don't know any better.

 

[Cyclist33]

Obviously if you're not trying to prove anything, then threads like this should be of no interest. For instance, I'm sure there are still people around who believe the earth is flat, because they don't know any better.

the Earth IS flat if you live in cheshire.

but seriously, i hope youre not suggesting that a thread may only be interesting and or contributed to if the putative contributor can and wishes to prove scientifically their point? wouldnt be much of a forum if so. i use the term scientifically in its conventional sense because everybody knows that qualitative information and opinion make the world go round as surely as physics. you'd hope.

the existence value and feelgood factor of new wheels and their contribution to the biodiversity of aesthetic tastes justifies selection and purchase of new wheels as surely as any physical modelling does, as far as im concerned. it also helps the economy and supports green transport and promotes cycling in general.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

the Earth IS flat if you live in cheshire.

cut cut cut cut cut cut

the existence value and feelgood factor of new wheels and their contribution to the biodiversity of aesthetic tastes justifies selection and purchase of new wheels as surely as any physical modelling does, as far as im concerned. it also helps the economy and supports green transport and promotes cycling in general.

I never denied that, in fact in another thread an OP and I agreed that he should get fancier wheels 'cause he thought they were very pretty or some such. I have no argument nor beef against that. This post started off because a beginner asked for advice and he was given the normal story about lighter wheels, deep section etc when he definitely could do better without them. Then the argument started.

As for your take on stiff and comfortable and my translation of comfort as compliance, I don't see were you find the inaccuracy in my use of "compliance". Comfort can only come from compliance, nothing else (assuming that the wheel is actually round). But perhaps you have other sources for comfort in wheels?

 

[Cuchilo]

So what are the best wheels to get again ?

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

So what are the best wheels to get again ?

Square ones

 

[Joshua Plumtree]

So what are the best wheels to get again ?

I suppose I must be really dumb, but, as far as I can tell, this thread appears to suggest that cheaper heavier wheels are faster.

 

[Citius]

I suppose I must be really dumb, but, as far as I can tell, this thread appears to suggest that cheaper heavier wheels are faster.

That's quite an impressive, wholesale misunderstanding of the thread content, if that's what you really think. I'm hoping not.

 

[Cuchilo]

That's quite an impressive, wholesale misunderstanding of the thread content, if that's what you really think. I'm hoping not.

You give yourself far too much credit

 

[Rob3rt]

That would hardly constitute a reliable experiment. Too many variables and no controls.

Depends how you go about it...

 

[Yellow Saddle]

Depends how you go about it...

Well, that's obvious, innit?

To create a reliable experiment you would remove the variables and include controls. But perhaps you have a different suggestion?

 

[montage]

Square ones

Wheels don't actually have to be circular....

 

[Yellow Saddle]

Wheels don't actually have to be circular....

Yes, but then the hub has to precess.

 

[Spoked Wheels]

the issue of 'plagiarism' can be solved easily enough. Simply copy a block of the 'offending' text written above - and then run it through google. If google gets any hits on it with links other than to this site, then there's your answer.

That is what I call an exact science

 

[Spoked Wheels]

So what are the best wheels to get again ?

I think it is safe to say "round wheels"

 

[Citius]

That is what I call an exact science

Nobody claimed it was an exact science, but that's basically (simplistically) how plagiarism checkers work. How else would you do it?