I’m currently using and Adamo Race but it’s a little wide.
I told you…move it back further. Seriously.
It’s not too wide, you’re sitting on it too far back…
I followed that advice until I was barely sitting on the saddle (would fall off of the front when I hit a bump in the road) and it was still too wide. Ordered up a VFlow Max and all the chafing went away.
I find that somewhat surprising since the width across where you should actually sit on both of those saddles is basically identical…
I think it has more to do with the firmness of the Adamo at the outside edges which make the chamois chafe against the insides of my thighs. The VFlow Max is a lot cushier so I think I ‘sink’ into it more and don’t spend as much time sliding and bouncing around.
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Aaah…I see…perhaps the better corollary to the Vmax Plus is the Adamo Road?
I use the Plus on my road bike. It is actually a great deal more flexible than the VFlow Max so it is a bit disconcerting at first when the pavement undulation frequency matches the cadence. Once I got used to the flexibility I have found it very easy to ‘wedge’ myself in and spin up climbs (something I could never do before due to a saddle that was a bit too high and too far back). Overall I am very impressed with the Cobb saddles I have tried to date.
Now back to the original point of the thread, Flo Wheels… Are the front wheels still going to have 20 spokes?
I’m currently using and Adamo Race but it’s a little wide.
I told you…move it back further. Seriously.
It’s not too wide, you’re sitting on it too far back…
I followed that advice until I was barely sitting on the saddle (would fall off of the front when I hit a bump in the road) and it was still too wide. Ordered up a VFlow Max and all the chafing went away.
I find that somewhat surprising since the width across where you should actually sit on both of those saddles is basically identical…
I think it has more to do with the firmness of the Adamo at the outside edges which make the chamois chafe against the insides of my thighs. The VFlow Max is a lot cushier so I think I ‘sink’ into it more and don’t spend as much time sliding and bouncing around.
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Aaah…I see…perhaps the better corollary to the Vmax Plus is the Adamo Road?
I use the Plus on my road bike. It is actually a great deal more flexible than the VFlow Max so it is a bit disconcerting at first when the pavement undulation frequency matches the cadence. Once I got used to the flexibility I have found it very easy to ‘wedge’ myself in and spin up climbs (something I could never do before due to a saddle that was a bit too high and too far back). Overall I am very impressed with the Cobb saddles I have tried to date.
Now back to the original point of the thread, Flo Wheels… Are the front wheels still going to have 20 spokes?
Our main goal was to produce high quality, leading edge aerodynamic wheels at a great price. We are not in the business of “copying” other peoples designs. That didn’t feel right to us. We wanted to develop our own shapes and produce a product that we could be proud of. I think our aero data and our pricepoints are a good indication that we will accomplish our goals.
Our main goal was to produce high quality, leading edge aerodynamic wheels at a great price. We are not in the business of “copying” other peoples designs. That didn’t feel right to us. We wanted to develop our own shapes and produce a product that we could be proud of. I think our aero data and our pricepoints are a good indication that we will accomplish our goals.
Hey, any update on the release date of the wheels?
We are currently finalizing design drawings with the new factory. We are developing a new and improved way (nothing crazy or odd) of bonding aluminum to carbon with the factory. We are hoping to have all details finalized in the next week or so. After that, we cut all of our molds, get a quick sample and then order our stock. If all goes as planned we should be shooting for early next season to have wheels in stock.
I’ve got a blog article written to explain what happened with our first factory AND that highlights the improvements we will gain by being patient and starting over with the new factory. I’m holding off on posting the article until I actually ink the deal with our new factory. Partially for superstition and partially because that seems like the right thing to do.
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Thanks for your continued patience. The quality of our new wheels will far surpass that of our first edition prototype wheels. The wait will pay off for those who have been patient.
So, Tom, are you using the Max on your road bike, or am I misreading? I’ve been on an old Blackwell Flow, but would like more relief when in the drops, without having to slide all the way back. The Plus would be good, but if the Max isn’t too wide in the nose, that might be better.
So, Tom, are you using the Max on your road bike, or am I misreading? I’ve been on an old Blackwell Flow, but would like more relief when in the drops, without having to slide all the way back. The Plus would be good, but if the Max isn’t too wide in the nose, that might be better.
No. I use an Adamo Road on both road bike and TT bike.
I have one and find it comfortable on my tri bike for anything HIM or less. When on the horns, I don’t care much for it. I spend as little time in that position as possible.
hey Chris, I was wondering if you guys have mentioned anything about tire size with the 60/90s… Do you have an optimal tire size or combo in mind, ala Firecrest with 21s up front and 23s on the rear…
hey Chris, I was wondering if you guys have mentioned anything about tire size with the 60/90s… Do you have an optimal tire size or combo in mind, ala Firecrest with 21s up front and 23s on the rear…
Thanks and look forward to your products in 2012!
We tested our wheels in the A2 wind tunnel with 23mm tires. The 23mm tires fit really well with the rim profile and help create a smooth transition from tire, to rim, to fairing. I personally will be riding the 23mm Michelin Pro 3 Race tires with my FLO wheels. They did the best aerodynamically in the wind tunnel.
Can you help me out with the rolling resistance claim. Logically to me then the effective location of the force ‘F’ is going to be the midpoint of the contact patch, ie under the hub and therefore perpendicular to the movement. So the length of the patch is irrelevant.
In fact as it’s now akin to being a short wheelbase compared to a long wheelbase then there’s going to be more vertical lift and drop over road imperfections so I’d have thought that the CRR would increase fractionally. Clearly not enough to offset the other wheel benefits, but I just didn’t understand this section of the benefits and it almost took away from the other benefits.