If anybody has two scales and would care to check the weight distribution front to rear while sitting on their bike that’d be much appreciated. Preferably while in the hoods on a road bike and in TT position on a Tri/TT biike. Looking to see the difference between the two types of bikes.
Maybe this would only really require one scale?
If anybody has two scales and would care to check the weight distribution front to rear while sitting on their bike that’d be much appreciated. Preferably while in the hoods on a road bike and in TT position on a Tri/TT biike. Looking to see the difference between the two types of bikes.
Maybe this would only really require one scale?
http://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.cgi?post=152140;search_string=weight%20distribution;#152140
“My understanding is that the ideal weight distribution on a bike is 50/50.”
depends. if you’re on a road race bike road race set up, no aerobars, riding with your hands on the hoods, more like 60/40 with the largest part of the weight on the rear. hands on the tops, a little more on the rear. hands on the drops, maybe 55/45.
aero bars, steep seat angle, saddle nose over the BB, yes, 50/50. unfortunately, if it’s a road bike retrofit, can be closer to 40/60.
the point of mandaric’s DE geometry (named for a devastatingly good looking guy) is to have very steep geometry, yet maybe 52/48 weight distribution. the operative difference is long front/center achieved by touring front end (72d head angle, 48mm offset, more/less).
keep in mind that the big problem with tri bikes is the steeper angle, yes, but even more so the laying of the front of the body on the aero bars. bad weight distributions are not usually problematic until you get into trouble situations (braking and cornering on descents, stuff like that).
Dan Empfield
aka Slowman
47/53. with 47 on the front, just like a BMW.
Thanks Tom, which bike is that on?