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PART 4A: ROLLING RESISTANCE (THE HISTORY AND PREVIOUS WORKS)

January 9, 2019 | by Josh Poertner

Part 4A in this Series covers the history of Bicycle Rolling resistance and the how and why Pneumatic tires are so awesome.  If you just want to see the data, you can jump to Part B HERE

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PART 4B: ROLLING RESISTANCE AND IMPEDANCE

January 9, 2019 | by Josh Poertner

In Part 4Awe covered the history of Bicycle Rolling Resistance study and discussed the concept of Impedance, a form of resistance caused directly by surface roughness.  The concept of Impedance is...

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PART 3B: FAQ AND PUTTING IT TOGETHER SO FAR

January 9, 2019 | by Josh Poertner

We've decided to push Part 4 back a week and do an FAQ about the first 3 segments of our series as we have had so many questions and comments regarding the series so far.  For a quick recap:

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PART 3: TIRE PRESSURE AND COMFORT

January 9, 2019 | by Josh Poertner

'No single adjustment to a bicycle will affect comfort, handling and confidence as much as tire pressure.' 

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PART 2: TIRE STIFFNESS (WIDER IS STIFFER/HARSHER?)

January 9, 2019 | by Josh Poertner

In Part 1 we discussed actual tire width, specifically how it was affected by bead seat width of the rim, and also how it was generally NOT equal to the number printed on the sidewall.  

In part 2...

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TIRE SIZE, PRESSURE, AERO, COMFORT, ROLLING RESISTANCE AND MORE.

January 9, 2019 | by Josh Poertner

 

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