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Climbing seated on the hoods vs on the tops...??
I have noticed that more climber climb seated with their hands on
brake hood vs climbing on the tops of the bars. I am not sure if this is matter of style vs any actual gain performance. Personally I prefer the tops since they allow me to relax more when climbing. One possible advantage is that the body is lower so a little less wind resistance. |
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On Aug 2, 6:51 pm, Dan Connelly
wrote: wrote: I have noticed that more climber climb seated with their hands on brake hood vs climbing on the tops of the bars. I am not sure if this is matter of style vs any actual gain performance. Personally I prefer the tops since they allow me to relax more when climbing. One possible advantage is that the body is lower so a little less wind resistance. Wind resistance is approximately (speed / 40 kph)^3, assuming you can ride @ 40 kph w/o rolling resistance at the same power on the flats. So if you're climbing @ 16 kph, this corresponds to (2/5)^3 = 8 / 125 = 6.4% of your total power. If being on the hoods saves 5% of this, it's 0.3% of your total power, or 0.8 watts, if you climb at 250 watts. Obviously, wind resistance is a lesser impact the slower you're going, so on steeper climbs, the tops have a lesser penalty. The Euro-pros tend to climb at a fairly brisk clip, expending a greater fraction of their power on wind resistance than you or I would on the same climb. Dan Plus, the Euro pros spend more time training and racing in the drops, so climbing on the brakehoods may be a more efficient, powerful position that sitting slightly more upright on the tops. Most of us don't spend enough time in the drops for the lower position on the hoods to be that much more efficient than the tops, but the pros do. I can assure you if they could climb faster on the tops than on the hoods, they would. |
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"Scott" wrote in message
ups.com... On Aug 2, 6:51 pm, Dan Connelly wrote: wrote: I have noticed that more climber climb seated with their hands on brake hood vs climbing on the tops of the bars. I am not sure if this is matter of style vs any actual gain performance. Personally I prefer the tops since they allow me to relax more when climbing. One possible advantage is that the body is lower so a little less wind resistance. Wind resistance is approximately (speed / 40 kph)^3, assuming you can ride @ 40 kph w/o rolling resistance at the same power on the flats. So if you're climbing @ 16 kph, this corresponds to (2/5)^3 = 8 / 125 = 6.4% of your total power. If being on the hoods saves 5% of this, it's 0.3% of your total power, or 0.8 watts, if you climb at 250 watts. Obviously, wind resistance is a lesser impact the slower you're going, so on steeper climbs, the tops have a lesser penalty. The Euro-pros tend to climb at a fairly brisk clip, expending a greater fraction of their power on wind resistance than you or I would on the same climb. Dan Plus, the Euro pros spend more time training and racing in the drops, so climbing on the brakehoods may be a more efficient, powerful position that sitting slightly more upright on the tops. Most of us don't spend enough time in the drops for the lower position on the hoods to be that much more efficient than the tops, but the pros do. I can assure you if they could climb faster on the tops than on the hoods, they would. I recall reading somewhere that relatively recently (last 10 years-ish?), the pros started riding wider bars because the ability to breath more easily/better was worth more what they may have lost in the way of aerodynamics. Might be something to that here as well, i.e., the tops require a narrower grip than the hoods. No science claimed, just thinkin' out loud. I'm still riding 40 cm bars. -S- |
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"Scott" wrote in message
ups.com... Plus, the Euro pros spend more time training and racing in the drops, so climbing on the brakehoods may be a more efficient, powerful position that sitting slightly more upright on the tops. Most of us don't spend enough time in the drops for the lower position on the hoods to be that much more efficient than the tops, but the pros do. I can assure you if they could climb faster on the tops than on the hoods, they would. I can add this - when the pack got really fast and I was near my limit I'd almost crawl under the paint. After a couple of weeks of those sorts of races I discovered that my flexibility had changed pretty dramatically and that I could ride on the drops as efficiently as on the tops. It wasn't too long after I quite racing that that ability disappeared never to return. |
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On Aug 2, 8:48 pm, "Tom Kunich" cyclintom@yahoo. com wrote:
"Scott" wrote in message ups.com... Plus, the Euro pros spend more time training and racing in the drops, so climbing on the brakehoods may be a more efficient, powerful position that sitting slightly more upright on the tops. Most of us don't spend enough time in the drops for the lower position on the hoods to be that much more efficient than the tops, but the pros do. I can assure you if they could climb faster on the tops than on the hoods, they would. I can add this - when the pack got really fast and I was near my limit I'd almost crawl under the paint. After a couple of weeks of those sorts of races I discovered that my flexibility had changed pretty dramatically and that I could ride on the drops as efficiently as on the tops. It wasn't too long after I quite racing that that ability disappeared never to return. One of the smartest, most successful racers I've ever known/ridden with/raced against used to ride in the drops ALL the time. I asked him once why he did that. His response: I don't race on the tops, why would I train there? Scott |
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On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 22:34:55 -0400, "Steve Freides"
wrote: "Scott" wrote in message oups.com... On Aug 2, 6:51 pm, Dan Connelly wrote: wrote: I have noticed that more climber climb seated with their hands on brake hood vs climbing on the tops of the bars. I am not sure if this is matter of style vs any actual gain performance. Personally I prefer the tops since they allow me to relax more when climbing. One possible advantage is that the body is lower so a little less wind resistance. Wind resistance is approximately (speed / 40 kph)^3, assuming you can ride @ 40 kph w/o rolling resistance at the same power on the flats. So if you're climbing @ 16 kph, this corresponds to (2/5)^3 = 8 / 125 = 6.4% of your total power. If being on the hoods saves 5% of this, it's 0.3% of your total power, or 0.8 watts, if you climb at 250 watts. Obviously, wind resistance is a lesser impact the slower you're going, so on steeper climbs, the tops have a lesser penalty. The Euro-pros tend to climb at a fairly brisk clip, expending a greater fraction of their power on wind resistance than you or I would on the same climb. Dan Plus, the Euro pros spend more time training and racing in the drops, so climbing on the brakehoods may be a more efficient, powerful position that sitting slightly more upright on the tops. Most of us don't spend enough time in the drops for the lower position on the hoods to be that much more efficient than the tops, but the pros do. I can assure you if they could climb faster on the tops than on the hoods, they would. I recall reading somewhere that relatively recently (last 10 years-ish?), the pros started riding wider bars because the ability to breath more easily/better was worth more what they may have lost in the way of aerodynamics. Might be something to that here as well, i.e., the tops require a narrower grip than the hoods. No science claimed, just thinkin' out loud. I'm still riding 40 cm bars. Some of the pro's have an almost bizarre lack of upper body strength compared to even a moderately fit sport level rider.* They may want the wider bar for more support. * Who do you suppose opens the pickle jar at the Rasmussen household Ron |
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On Aug 3, 4:34 am, "Steve Freides" wrote:
"Scott" wrote in message ups.com... On Aug 2, 6:51 pm, Dan Connelly wrote: wrote: I have noticed that more climber climb seated with their hands on brake hood vs climbing on the tops of the bars. I am not sure if this is matter of style vs any actual gain performance. Personally I prefer the tops since they allow me to relax more when climbing. One possible advantage is that the body is lower so a little less wind resistance. Wind resistance is approximately (speed / 40 kph)^3, assuming you can ride @ 40 kph w/o rolling resistance at the same power on the flats. So if you're climbing @ 16 kph, this corresponds to (2/5)^3 = 8 / 125 = 6.4% of your total power. If being on the hoods saves 5% of this, it's 0.3% of your total power, or 0.8 watts, if you climb at 250 watts. Obviously, wind resistance is a lesser impact the slower you're going, so on steeper climbs, the tops have a lesser penalty. The Euro-pros tend to climb at a fairly brisk clip, expending a greater fraction of their power on wind resistance than you or I would on the same climb. Dan Plus, the Euro pros spend more time training and racing in the drops, so climbing on the brakehoods may be a more efficient, powerful position that sitting slightly more upright on the tops. Most of us don't spend enough time in the drops for the lower position on the hoods to be that much more efficient than the tops, but the pros do. I can assure you if they could climb faster on the tops than on the hoods, they would. I recall reading somewhere that relatively recently (last 10 years-ish?), the pros started riding wider bars because the ability to breath more easily/better was worth more what they may have lost in the way of aerodynamics. Actually afaik that is debunked. A few inches doesn't hamper or ease breathing. Something wich anyone who uses the tops for climbing can agree with... you don't notice a lack of "breathing room" The 42+ was pretty much standard on Cannondales and other American bikes. Also, racers used to be smallish(still are) but now drops are used by a wide range of tourists, measuring a lot more than the average Pro^^ Might be something to that here as well, i.e., the tops require a narrower grip than the hoods. Nope, pure and simple aerodynamics. Another nice one: Aerodynamics have more effect than weight on TdF cols. The speed of the pros and the gradient make weight a much smaller factor. It's why the Lightweight (German Brand) wheels are popular, light AND aerodynamic. The big disadvantage is that high rims are pretty unforgiving. Using them 6-7 hours is very uncomfortable, even for most pros. It's also one of the reasons why drafting behind a teammate still is important in the mountains. No science claimed, just thinkin' out loud. I'm still riding 40 cm bars. -S-- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Tuschinski wrote:
Nope, pure and simple aerodynamics. Another nice one: Aerodynamics have more effect than weight on TdF cols. The speed of the pros and the gradient make weight a much smaller factor. It's why the Lightweight (German Brand) wheels are popular, light AND aerodynamic. The big disadvantage is that high rims are pretty unforgiving. Using them 6-7 hours is very uncomfortable, even for most pros. It's also one of the reasons why drafting behind a teammate still is important in the mountains. Wind resistance: 1/2 rho Cd A v^2, where rho ~ 1.1 kg/m^2, Cd A ~ 0.3 m^2 Mass-proportional force: M g (grade + Crr), where Crr is rolling resistance ( 0.6%, typical), M is total system mass (75 kg, typical), g is gravity (9.8 m/sec^2) These are equal for: v = sqrt [ 2 M g ( grade + Crr ) / (rho Cd A) ] For example, a 7% grade: 19.3 mps = 69.5 kph So if you can climb a 7% grade at 69.5 kph, then wind resistance is contributing as much as weight.... One issue with these wheels is due to the UCI limit, there's no advantage (except during some accelerations) to lighter wheels, since weight would need to be added somewhere else. That said, whether they are worthwhile depends on the relative advantages to wind resistance and weight; there's no magical grade at which weight becomes always more important. Dan |
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Dan Connelly a réfléchi, et puis a déclaré : Tuschinski wrote: Nope, pure and simple aerodynamics. Another nice one: Aerodynamics have more effect than weight on TdF cols. The speed of the pros and the gradient make weight a much smaller factor. It's why the Lightweight (German Brand) wheels are popular, light AND aerodynamic. The big disadvantage is that high rims are pretty unforgiving. Using them 6-7 hours is very uncomfortable, even for most pros. It's also one of the reasons why drafting behind a teammate still is important in the mountains. Wind resistance: 1/2 rho Cd A v^2, where rho ~ 1.1 kg/m^2, Cd A ~ 0.3 m^2 Mass-proportional force: M g (grade + Crr), where Crr is rolling resistance ( 0.6%, typical), M is total system mass (75 kg, typical), g is gravity (9.8 m/sec^2) These are equal for: v = sqrt [ 2 M g ( grade + Crr ) / (rho Cd A) ] For example, a 7% grade: 19.3 mps = 69.5 kph So if you can climb a 7% grade at 69.5 kph, then wind resistance is contributing as much as weight.... You have to stop following me on my morning rides !! My computer rounds to 70/ |
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