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Technical => General Technical => Topic started by: David Simpson on September 20, 2018, 08:50:55 pm

Title: "Myths in Cycling" articles
Post by: David Simpson on September 20, 2018, 08:50:55 pm
Jan Heine has a series of articles entitled "Myths in Cycling". I haven't read them yet, but they look very interesting, especially since many of the topics are relevant to Thorn touring bikes (wider tires, steel frame, fender, rim brakes, etc).
Here is the link to the first article. At the bottom of the article you will find links to the other articles.
https://janheine.wordpress.com/2018/01/03/12-myths-in-cycling-1-wider-tires-are-slower/ (https://janheine.wordpress.com/2018/01/03/12-myths-in-cycling-1-wider-tires-are-slower/)

- DaveS
Title: Re: "Myths in Cycling" articles
Post by: John Saxby on September 21, 2018, 02:03:55 am
Thanks for posting the list, Dave.

I've read most of the articles, and they're good value.

Sometimes, my personal experience differs from the trends in the articles:  f'r example, Compass' very nice 'n' smooth 26 x 1.8 Naches Pass tires are noticeably faster over the road than, say, my 26 x 1.6 Marathon Supremes; BUT, I get from A to B more quickly on my Supremes because I don't have to stop for flats :(

Maybe all the rain they have in Seattle washes the spiky bits off the roads?

Cheers,  John