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Maybe the road surface? I'm assuming an actual highway has some friction that could be sacrificed perhaps? Not sure what the cutoff is there before too little t
by sharkweek 11y ago
Maybe the road surface? I'm assuming an actual highway has some friction that could be sacrificed perhaps? Not sure what the cutoff is there before too little traction becomes problematic?
Just spitballing here, I have no idea how most of this stuff works.
- malandrew 11y agoRelated to road surface, are properties of the tires used. The goal is to optimize for rolling resistance. On a long brevet, different tires can shave hours off your time. Since their requirements for durability are much lower (i.e. they don't need to get days or months of use), they could optimize for tires that are just durable enough for the event and have minimal rolling resistance. Suspension losses are another area where power is lost. I'm curious if it is possible to perform these tests in a velodrome where gains from better tires suspension would be minimal. Also check out motor-paced records, where the current record is 166.9mph by Fred Rompelberg. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycling_records#History_of_motor-paced_records https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycling_records#History_of_mot... http://mammajammaride.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Fred.jpg http://mammajammaride.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Fred.jp... http://fredrompelberg.com/upload/images/site/Wereldrecord_fiets.JPG http://fredrompelberg.com/upload/images/site/Wereldrecord_fi... This is worth a read on the surface of the Bonneville salt flats: http://saltflats.com/traction.html http://saltflats.com/traction.html