Re: [CR] Merckx hour record bike(s)

(Example: Racing)

Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 11:16:14 -0800
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Merckx hour record bike(s)
References: <232.af2bda.30a22c2f@aol.com> <B50F08A2-5076-11DA-A8B0-00039356BD92@ivycycles.com> <43716243.83AA9EA1@earthlink.net> <a052106a8bf97b5b672c7@[68.167.249.24]>


Jan Heine wrote:
> (snip)
> Note that later hour record bikes, especially Rominger's, were
> considerably heavier - with no apparent ill effects on the time
> achieved.

Who could say? So are you saying that extra weight doesn't matter? Lighter weight is a bad thing?

Was Rominger's new record the result of riding a heavier bike? Please explain...

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California

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