--- Tom <zzed28@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, I believe that the reason that taller > wheels have less rolling resistance in general > is > due to the fact that they have to distort less, > to give the contact patch. The contact patch > which is dependent upon the overall weight and > the pressure of air in the tire. Flexing a > tire, > takes energy from the pedaller, and more flex > means more energy to input. Thats why taller, > wider, flatter tires have less rolling > resistance, a bigger contact patch with less > overall tire distortion. The contact patch is > determined by the weight and the pressure, if > the > total weight is two hundred pounds, then two > tires at one hundred psi will give a contact > patch on one square inch ,,each ,,by > definition. > The hardness of the rubber is not the relevant > factor in this afaik, the overall compliance of > the tire in its entirety against the pavement > is > what will count. That means that the more > compliant casing, plus tread rubber, the less > the > rolling resistance. From over fifteen years > and > forty thousand miles on recums, thats been my > experience. I personally am a fan of taller, > flatter treaded tires for my own bikes since > they > dont have to distort so much against the > pavement > to provide a good contact patch. Tom > > > --- Olaf Johansson <home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > > > I guess on a larger wheel more rubber is > > envolved in the flexing than > > on a smaller wheel. > > > > But saying that a softer compound would give > > less rolling > > resistance ... uh, uh. I am not yet willing > to > > buy that. Anyone who > > let out 20 psi from the bike's tyre will > notice > > an increased amount > > of sweat on their forehead. > > > > > > olaf > > > > > > > > > > On 24 jan 2007, at 14.14, dirk.bonne@xxxxxxx > > wrote: > > > > > Henry Thomas wrote: > > >> dirk.bonne@xxxxxxx wrote: > > >>> FYI: there has been documented > measurements > > related to this. > > >>> Check out > > >>> this pdf: > > >>> > > >>> > > > http://www.ligfiets.net/redactie/meetligfietsengels.pdf > > >>> > > >>> Dirk > > >> Dirk, thanks for sharing this with us, it > > was a very interesting > > >> read. There isn't a lot of test data like > > this that I have found > > >> which is specifically dealing with > > recumbent. > > >> > > >> I am a bit confused about the tires. As I > > read it, larger rims > > >> (26") and firmer rubber compounds are > better > > at higher pressures > > >> (110psi). However I thought that the > > Specialized Fat Boy was > > >> softer than the Schwalbe Stelvio Kevlar, > or > > is that not the case. > > > <moz-screenshot-1.jpg> > > > > > > > > > I read the opposite out of this paragraph > and > > thus no > > > contradiction. The supple rubber compounds > > are better. The stelvio > > > material is stiffer and also has a worse > > performance. > > > > > > What I think is interesting is that extreme > > height differences > > > between seat / BB are not needed. From 15 > -> > > 25cm is no much > > > different in power. So you can just as well > > use 15cms (more > > > ergonomic). note, the measurement was made > > for seat angle of > > > 21degrees. > > > > > > Dirk > > > > > > > > ============================================================ > > > > This is the Python Mailinglist > > > > //www.freelists.org/list/python > > > > Listmaster: Jürgen Mages jmages@xxxxxx > > > > To unsubscribe send an empty mail to > > python-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field. > > > > > ============================================================ > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Expecting? Get great news right away with email > Auto-Check. > Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. > http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_tools.html > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com ============================================================ This is the Python Mailinglist //www.freelists.org/list/python Listmaster: Jürgen Mages jmages@xxxxxx To unsubscribe send an empty mail to python-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field. ============================================================