[Lombard]

I'll go first:

1) Bike tires need to have directional treads to prevent hydroplaning.

2) When building a wheel, the greater the spoke tension, the stronger and stiffer the wheel.

3) A stiffer rim will give you a stiffer wheel.

4) Bicycle wheels need to be balanced to within precise limits, less than the weight of valves.

5) Rotational mass will slow you down much more than static mass.

6) Aluminum doesn't corrode.

7) Carbon fiber is more prone to catastrophic failure than other materials.

 

[Coolhand]

8) Ti anything is better at anything at this point other than separating you from your money.
9) Older tech is way better, and you are being conned into disc brakes, road tubeless, thru-axels ect. Pure old man yelling at clouds stuff.
10) average pace is useful information
11) cadence or crank length is important with regard to performance.
12) if a few things would have went differently, maybe you could have hung with the pros. Nope.
13) eBikes are bad.
14) One clipless pedal system is "better" than any other.
15) This is your last bike, you certainly won't be buying another one.

 

[tlg]

 

[tlg]

I'll go first:

1) Bike tires need to have directional treads to prevent hydroplaning.

1) Road Bike tires need to have treads.
1a) Tread direction matters (see #1)
1b) Treads increase grip (see #1)

 

[Lombard]

1) Road Bike tires need to have treads.
1a) Tread direction matters (see #1)
1b) Treads increase grip (see #1)

The emphasis was on directional treads and hydroplaning. Directional treads don't prevent hydroplaning because bikes don't hydroplane.

 

[Grog McCog]

1. Thread topic is a RBR original.
2. AI responses are more tedious than NS responses.

 

[velodog]

15) This is your last bike, you certainly won't be buying another one.

This should probably be #1.

 

[velodog]

1) Road Bike tires need to have treads.
1a) Tread direction matters (see #1)
1b) Treads increase grip (see #1)

Myths Debunked: Tread Patterns Matter, even on the Road – Rene Herse Cycles

 

[bobf]

Ceramic bearings are worth it.

Skinny tires are better.

Red bikes are faster ... oops, no, that one is true.

 

[DrSmile]

Didn't GCN tech just talk about how the side tread pattern on Conti 4000 tires serendipitously made the tire super aero because it tripped the air just the right amount? Gains are gains...

 

[velodog]

Ceramic bearings are worth it.

Skinny tires are better.

Red Orange bikes are faster ... oops, no, that one is true.

Fixed that for ya.

 

[Xydadx3]

8 replies to get to tire width? 😂

Skinny tires are better.

Or wider tires are always better …

 

[cxwrench]

Didn't GCN tech just talk about how the side tread pattern on Conti 4000 tires serendipitously made the tire super aero because it tripped the air just the right amount? Gains are gains...

I remember Kristin Armstrong's husband Joe telling me that they really like the the Vittoria graphene Corsa tires but when they tested in the wind tunnel they found the tires were 'slow' at some yaw angles because of the tread pattern. We used them on her road bikes but used different tires for the TT bike.

 

[SPlKE]

Fixed that for ya.

Thanks for taking care of my "light work" velodawg.

 

[velodog]

Thanks for taking care of my "light work" velodawg.

Always glad to spread the Truth.

 

[craiger_ny]

Always glad to spread the Truth.

Thanks for taking care of my "light work" velodawg.

There is a means for codifying this. Watch, I'll show you what I mean.

 

[craiger_ny]

Any color aside from orange is the preferable color for a bicycle.

 

[velodog]

Any color aside from orange is the preferable color for a bicycle.

You're just being spiteful and mean!

Damn trolls.

 

[SPlKE]

16) Always observe your thighs vis-à-vis your bike's top tube when riding, to make sure you are not hitting said top tube with the aforementioned thighs.

 

[velodog]

16) Always observe your thighs vis-à-vis your bike's top tube when riding, to make sure you are not hitting said top tube with the aforementioned thighs.

Previously I thought that #15 should have been 1st, but now I realize that this should should be The One True #1.