29ers and wind

[S-M]

Remembering my mates mtb "back in the day" with one of them full rear wheel disc covers.

Loved the wind it did.

 

[The History Man]

Last night's supper:

Feta salad, pasta, peanuts, fish sticks mayonnaise (all mixed together) and bread and butter, can of diet coke. Followed by a couple of quality street.

I'm not 29 but there sure was some wind.

 

[Mike Muz]

Last night's supper:

Feta salad, pasta, peanuts, fish sticks mayonnaise (all mixed together) and bread and butter, can of diet coke. Followed by a couple of quality street.

I'm not 29 but there sure was some wind.

Im surprised it took you that long HM :roll:

 

[unkleGsif]

Re:

He's been on the bog

 

[Mike Muz]

Re: Re:

He's been on the bog

Thanks, what a lovely mental image :shock:

Mike

 

[The History Man]

There are teeth marks in the woodwork.

 

[Mike Muz]

There are teeth marks in the woodwork.

One of my friends had a dog like that, a husky german shepherd cross. Ate skirting boards, door frames, doors, as well as - annoyingly for my friend - three telephone cables
Lovely dog though

Mike

 

[highlandsflyer]

Re: Re:

He's been on the bog

The bog? I would recommend a Fat Bike for that application.

 

[robdeanhove]

I would have thought that the difference in the area of material (which is about as much as a human hand) somewhere low down like a wheel could not be perceived through the steering pulling to one side?!

The area difference, compared to the total area of bike + rider is absolutely tiny, particularly when considering the differences that come from the bagyness of a rider's clothing?

If there is any difference that can be felt I would have come from wind strength, wide direction or clothing choices, far, far bigger variables, even if the wind feels the same to the rider?

 

[mattr]

It's probably mostly in the OPs mind rather than a real issue. Most of the differences in wind load are either too small or too well balanced to make a significant impact on handling.
You need to go to proper deep section rims (effectively doubling area) and get some funky cross wind effects before it makes a difference.

Been there.