Hybrid Bike
How much faster would I ride with the same effort by switching from a hybrid bike to a road bike.?
Currently I have a 5 year old or so Marin hybrid bike that I use to commute to work once a week. My ride is about 17 miles and it takes me about an hour and fifteen minutes or longer. If I got a reasonably priced lighter bike.. maybe a flatbar road bike.... how much time am I likely to save on my commute?
4.3 minutes
on a good day
won;t be worth it, unless you have some other reason to switch
if you weigh 150 and the current bike weighs 30, that;s 180
if you save 10 lbs [a LOT], it;s only 5.5%
even that doesn;t matter on flats or going downhill
in fact you go faster downhill with a heavier bike
[though it doesn;t come out even, lighter is still faster overall, just saying]
if the tires are thinner, they may have less air and rolling resistance
if your position is lower, that would save some air resistance
i'm guessing 5%
no way to know really
best way to go faster is get stronger
wle.
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