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different tires, now I am slower. ?
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I went from conti force/attack to vittoria rubino slicks and I feel (and am) slower. is that possible or
can it be something else?
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Re: different tires, now I am slower. ? [Bypasskid] [ In reply to ]
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You went from very good fast tires to what is essentially a circular hosepipe. Change back to good tires.
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Re: different tires, now I am slower. ? [Grill] [ In reply to ]
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Grill wrote:
You went from very good fast tires to what is essentially a circular hosepipe. Change back to good tires.

awesome. just like I thought!!! thanks.
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Re: different tires, now I am slower. ? [Bypasskid] [ In reply to ]
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ALWAYS check Tom A.'s test result before even thinking about changing tires ;-)
https://docs.google.com/...s/edit#gid=361584932

you added about 7 watt of rolling resistance at 25 mph
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Re: different tires, now I am slower. ? [Bypasskid] [ In reply to ]
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Become friends with this spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/...s/edit#gid=361584932

Looks like you gave up ~7ish watts at 40km/h.

Edit: Wow, I was way too slow.
Last edited by: durk onion: Aug 4, 15 14:29
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Re: different tires, now I am slower. ? [durk onion] [ In reply to ]
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thanks guys.
def going back.
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