I’m looking at upgrading the current wheelset on my 2012 Colnago EPS. I’m looking at Light Bike, and they have a 35mm and 45mm deep rim I can choose from. Here’s the issue: I’m light. I mean really, really LIGHT. I’ve read a lot of threads where guys say “Oh, yeah. I’m light (60-65kg), and I have no…

Re splitting depths front to rear, Josh Poertner has talked about it on Marginal Gains podcast, with respect to TT bikes, but the same should hold true on a road bike. His comment was that the rear wheel has less effect on the wind stability of the bike, so on a TT bike he said to keep the rear disk…

Well if you can’t reduce the weight… you can always increase the FTP!

LOL!! I’m 5’7, 117#. My old training buddy was 6’4" and 190. I did the majority of the pulling on our training rides (4-6 hours) b/c I was more experienced. He swore up and down he got ZERO draft off of me. To which I replied, “Then you should have no problem pulling us home for the last hour”. He n…

I blame Coach Chad for everything

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Thanks for your input on this @simonicusfacilis . I am a lot larger and a TTer yet your input on this discussion really helps understand some of my wheel aerodynamic choice problems and understanding what to think about for next year. Cheers

@AustinPT Can I check, when you mention “Light Bike” wheels are you referring to Lightbicycle https://www.lightbicycle.com/ or some other manufacturer? If so which did those profiles come from? Just curious…

Super lightweights, deep dishes and crosswinds

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Super lightweights, deep dishes and crosswinds

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