Comments on: How much time does extra weight cost on Alpe d’Huez?

By: Robert Merkel

Robert Merkel — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:51:41 +0000

One important thing to check if you’re doing exercises like this- did the measured distance traveled change between runs? The distances I get when doing a long climb like this always vary by a bit from attempt to attempt.

By: kosh

kosh — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:07:10 +0000

Heavy tyres mean more rotational inertia to overcome. As a result they affect acceleration much more than they will a steady tempo climb.

By: Philip Topp

Philip Topp — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:00:44 +0000

I live at the base of Alpe d’Huez running a cycling holiday company and keep plugging away at my fastest time – now have a brand new bike on the way which is a few pounds lighter – wonder if it will have any effect !

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Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:24:14 +0000

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By: Rob McFadzean

Rob McFadzean — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:10:21 +0000

Awesome! I’m just about to do the Alpe Duez Triathlon and this is only decent article on weight, scientific enough for me, I’m trying to decide on whether to use my p-tap or not, appr 1200 grams, or Mavic Ksyriums. By the way how much did yout test rider weigh? Thanks for the test.