I just want to ask who won Flanders? Oh yeah... EF came from nowhere and won. Josh/Silca works directly with them. Just saying. ;-). Maybe it was the 450$ pump.
The silca articles on tire pressures are some of the smartest out there. It is free info, free speed.
And i just ordered their digital pump. I figure 1% accuracy will be good enough, given their best is 0.5% accuracy (but with an analogue dial where the eye can decieve).
What did it for me was the article on “comfort frames”. The stiffer “race” vs more compliant “endurance” frames effect on ride comfort was often in the difference of 4psi in tire pressure. Why am i going for all these marginal aero and weight gains when i am possibly throwing much of it away with tire pressure innaccuracy with a cheap pump?
As they say in the world of scientific research: “garbage in = garbage out”. If you are serious about getting the marginal gains from tire pressures... step one is accurate pressures.
The silca articles on tire pressures are some of the smartest out there. It is free info, free speed.
And i just ordered their digital pump. I figure 1% accuracy will be good enough, given their best is 0.5% accuracy (but with an analogue dial where the eye can decieve).
What did it for me was the article on “comfort frames”. The stiffer “race” vs more compliant “endurance” frames effect on ride comfort was often in the difference of 4psi in tire pressure. Why am i going for all these marginal aero and weight gains when i am possibly throwing much of it away with tire pressure innaccuracy with a cheap pump?
As they say in the world of scientific research: “garbage in = garbage out”. If you are serious about getting the marginal gains from tire pressures... step one is accurate pressures.
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Rocket_racing: Apr 10, 19 16:12