I've had trouble keeping up with this guy on a mountain bike before, although he was much stronger than me, but it still makes me question whether or not tires affect speed much. Tyres: Clinchers. Firstly, how much difference does reducing weight make? But weight isn’t much of a big deal if you just want to bike for health and fitness. Would they do more for my climbing than purchasing a lighter and stiffer front fork or better drive-train components? Enjoy it! At 45kph (28mph), aerodynamic drag makes up around 85% of the total and small differences between tyres make a negligible difference to speed. weight. Different attempts to save weight on the hill climb bike – with varying degrees of success and cost. – RoboKaren Jan 7 '18 at 21:53. The difference would be exactly that of having. January 30, 2015 at 8:20 am . At racing speeds, it contributes a very small part of the overall drag affecting the rider. I felt these were more common than tubeless tyres. As far as conditioning goes, I'm not the fittest person on rides, but I can keep up with most on group rides (a couple of Cat 3 guys are too fast for me). So much so that riding alu for a long time makes you tired. Mean (average), and standard deviation tejvan. Ever. What does the typical mountain bike weigh, and does weight make a difference to the average rider? Bike Weight: 8.3kg. The 5 hour difference in cycling time (10 hours elapsed time) between the Continental GP 4000S II tires and the 4-Season model is impressive. Do lightweight road tires make much of a difference to the average joe on a bike? Yes rotating weight is a real thing, but the effect is so minuscule that it does not matter enough to consider when making any sort of bike related decision. Honestly, there is no such research or numbers that will give you the exact difference between a carbon fork and other forks. Body weight in lbs. 03-26-2008 #11. jspharmd. Maybe there is a psychological benefit of spending a lot of money on light wheels!? Well, you don't do much accelerating when you ride a bike, and even when you do the acceleration is relatively low, so the power expended accelerating a bike with ‘heavy’ wheels is only fractionally higher than that needed for light wheels. “Upgrading wheels can make a significant difference but how big a difference depends on the level, quality and spec of the existing wheels and also the new ones. Wheel inertia doesn’t actually make a huge difference to performance, yes it is more important than bike weight but not twice as important unfortunately. The potential to lose weight by running or cycling depends on how you participate in the sport and how you combine it with healthy eating and other habits. Biking can help you burn fat, torch calories, and lose weight. Reply. Interesting. For professional cyclists weight of bike and body is very important. Cheers Dan. OK – Assuming 80kg rider, the 2kg difference in weight between a 14.5kg bike and a 12.5kg bike equates to a 2.1% decrease in weight of bike and rider. is going to hardly make a difference in your speed and acceleration, but the difference of 20 lbs. We went with a 7kg difference because Zwift HQ says this is the weight difference between Zwift’s lightest and heaviest bikes. A carbon fibre bike can have a weight of less than 6.8 kg (15 lbs.). The average weight of a man of in the UK according to 2010’s ONS figures. But it’s impossible to lose 10k without some strengthening (or weakening in case of starvation) of the body. I like challenging myself on my commute, pushing myself on the uphills, "chasing" distant cyclists etc. Originally posted in 2014, updated for 2015 season. Some bicycles that are based on their light weight can cost upwards of $10,000. 1,251 3 3 gold badges 13 13 silver badges 20 20 bronze badges. The easiest way to do this is to average each rider’s weight in pounds per inch of height. share | improve this question | follow | asked Apr 1 '15 at 19:34. mkoryak mkoryak. For the past 30 years, health care professionals have used BMI—a measure of how much mass someone has relative to their height—to identify if a person is at a healthy weight… Rider Weight: 84kg. For most riders, the reduction of bicycle weight can be almost irrelevant, since a cyclist needs to be in perfect shape before a few ounces of bicycle weight make a substantial difference in performance. In simpler words, weight is … Any exercise that you can do with bodyweight you can make harder with a weight vest. Every time I talk to my Cat 3 friends (I am a Cat 5 racer) they always tell me that the best way for me to upgrade my bike is to buy better wheels. Aero gains are worth far more. ). One of the questions I often hear in the parking lot before a ride is, “how much does your bike weigh?” We don’t typically talk about personal weight, but bike weight is a hot topic within the mountain bike community. He's right, in general. Two of the greatest forces acting on … Weight vests are an excellent way to add resistance to bodyweight exercises. per inch of height – World champion cyclists 2001 – 2012. It is fantastic and available almost in any size (20lbs to 140lbs ). Excess body weight contributes just as much to overall speed as the weight of the bike. But, in order to lose weight, you need to know how to approach your biking workouts the right way. This is a big difference, so why does rolling resistance not worry racing cyclists? 5 simple rules to avoid weight gain while eating enough for cycling; Overtraining syndrome: the signs, causes and cures; 14. Alu is STIFF. While running does … Beginner question: how much difference does the bike make? 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