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> But of course, this was done in response to past serious crashes that occurred because the asphalt melted. So, it's sort of a damned if you do damned if you d
by thaumasiotes 3mo ago
> But of course, this was done in response to past serious crashes that occurred because the asphalt melted. So, it's sort of a damned if you do damned if you don't scenario for the organizers.
Well, not entirely. You always have the option of repaving the roads with cobblestone or something.
- albumen 3mo agoOr just have the cyclists use fatter tyres.
- dgoldstein0 3mo agoThat would also require fatter wheels. Which together have higher moment of inertia which makes for slower bikes (as more energy is required to get the wheels to the same speed). Not exactly what people want in a race.
- Dah00n 3mo agoAnd yet fatter tyres are faster than the slimmer ones they used to run. No-one run slim tyres these days.
- webnrrd2k 3mo agoI could be wrong, but it turns out that somewhat fatter tires with lower pressure are faster because less energy is wasted by deforming slightly and rolling over small bumps, as opposed to thin high-pressure tire "bouncing" over pavement. There is less wasted vertical motion with the wider tires.
- baq 3mo agoFatter wheel is better than a dnf right?
- throw1234567891 3mo agoNot really. If you finish second, you are the first to lose.
- adrianN 3mo agoYou can buy faster bikes than what is allowed at the Tour, so the only concern would be making records incomparable.
- subscribed 3mo agoCobblestones? They're very slippery when dirty or wet. Seems like a much worse option.