Technical FAQ: How much drag can we eliminate by dropping two bearings?
In Technical FAQ, Lennard Zinn elicits a detailed response from Friction Facts on the drag saved by reducing a rear hub to two bearings
In Technical FAQ, Lennard Zinn elicits a detailed response from Friction Facts on the drag saved by reducing a rear hub to two bearings
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Lennard takes questions on the safety of breathing carbon fiber dust and premature bottom bracket wear
Lennard attends the Park Tool Summit and returns with tips for garage mechanics.
Why are my bottom bracket bearings wearing out so quickly?
Old-school rims at Paris-RoubaixDear Lennard,I noticed that all the teams for Paris-Roubaix used old-school tubular rims for the race. How come they don't use the fancy composite tall rims as they do during the rest of the season? Did it have to do with their stopping power in the dry, dusty conditions or the punishment of the cobbles?Peter Dear Peter,Both. Carbon rims, especially deep-section ones, are so much stiffer that they are likely to crack rather than flex and bend like an aluminum rim would. In a crash, jagged carbon edges are worse than bent aluminum. And of course,
What's the advantage of ceramics?