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I've been road riding with people who switched to gravel bikes and they were suddenly noticeably slower. They also seemed to run out of gas earlier which means
by rorykoehler 5y ago
I've been road riding with people who switched to gravel bikes and they were suddenly noticeably slower. They also seemed to run out of gas earlier which means they were expending more energy to keep up.
- vladvasiliu 5y agoWeren't those new bikes heavier? My own road bike is nothing particularly fancy, but it's very light. Just because those bikes may be made to take more of a beating than a road-bike, they may be heavier. I'm thinking in particular tougher wheels and front work, possibly the whole frame.
- rorykoehler 5y agoWe were riding on mostly flat terrain so it wouldn't be a big differentiator.
- discreteevent 5y agoWere they using tires without any tread?
- egman_ekki 5y agointeresting, maybe different frame geometry contributed as well?
- rorykoehler 5y agoI would imagine this would be considerable. Improving your aero position is the easiest way to go faster.