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A PR is certainly nice but day in, day out performance over time tells the tale… factors out the psychological aspect.
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Unrelated to average speed or weight, but if I got another set of wheels from BTLOS, I won't go with glossy again. My bikes are rarely clean other than the drivetrain. The glossy finish shows everything. I'll do matte next time. Otherwise, the Bitex hubs spin smooth and allow for direct pull spokes. I'm not sure if I'm faster but once we relocate to central Wyoming in the spring, I can do comparisons between the two wheel sets I have for my Open Min.d., OG Boyd Altamont or the BTLOS. The bike has a powermeter crankset so I can ride the same loop and compare power versus speed.
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I'm not going say I know the physics behind it, but I'm speaking from experience. I've recently set PRs on a 35 second uphill segment and a 8.5 mile segment and a 0.2 mile segment. In general, I know I climb faster with lightweight wheels and the bike just feels more responsive and fun to ride. |
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what data are you referring to? to specific, are we talking about weight or rotating weight?
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Lighter weight wheels can feel faster but I think it is partly an illusion.
In my case rider plus bike weight is 160 lbs. If I save 300g in wheelset weight that is 0.4% lighter. At some point you are spending a lot more money and sacrificing robustness to lose a few hundred grams. Aluminum nipples on carbon rims are a recipe for corrosion. |
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