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    Question Wind, rider weight, & spokes

    This is somewhat of a gear question, but also a couple other factors, so I'm going to try posting here...

    In researching different wheelsets, I started to notice some re-occurring comments about bladed spokes. One was that in a crosswind, the spokes can be a negative in terms of additional resistance. Particularly if the rider is light weight.

    I try to keep my weight averaged between 115-120#s (5' 4 1/2" tall btw). My current bike has round two paired spokes. There have been times in a crosswind, I really thought I was going over. Obviously, there is the situation where if the wind is really strong, no gear or amount of rider weight matters (Mother Nature wins out).

    The whole bike will be lighter than my ride now. I was leaning towards a wheelset with bladed spokes, but NOW this has me wondering... and asking my TE friend's advice.

    How much do the spokes really matter for those of that are light weight, and have low weight bikes?

    TYIA
    Last edited by Miranda; 03-20-2009 at 04:22 AM.

 

 

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