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| A rear Mavic Comete disc with a road tub (270g) on it |
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78% |
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| A rear Campag Shamal with a track tub (170g) on it |
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21% |
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Billy Boy
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 Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:31 am Post subject: What's quicker? |
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Important question...
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racyrich2
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Give us a clue what the event is?
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Billy Boy
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Pursuitin
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John McC
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As I own both, I know more than most on this.
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martin smith
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disc every time. rear shamals are for training and windy outdoor races.
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John McC
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:55 am Post subject: |
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| martin smith wrote: |
| disc every time. rear shamals are for training and windy outdoor races. |
But not with a heavy hose pipe for a tub!
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Billy Boy
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:59 am Post subject: |
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| John McC wrote: |
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| disc every time. rear shamals are for training and windy outdoor races. |
But not with a heavy hose pipe for a tub! |
Wrong.
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John McC
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How would you know, you is fick 
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martin smith
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meh. pump it up to 14 bar there won't be that much difference.
you could always just glue a lighter tub on it?
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Billy Boy
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Just to clarify that this poll confirms beyond all reasonable doubt that John McC talks shyte. 
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John McC
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Billy Boy wrote: |
| Just to clarify that this poll confirms beyond all reasonable doubt that John McC talks shyte. |
No, this confirms:
(a) that there are as many ill-informed clowns on VR as I always thought
(b) and you are one of them. 
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| John McC wrote: |
| Billy Boy wrote: |
| Just to clarify that this poll confirms beyond all reasonable doubt that John McC talks shyte. |
No, this confirms:
(a) that there are as many ill-informed clowns on VR as I always thought
(b) and you are one of them. |
I just pathologically vote against anything with the word Campagnolo in.
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martin smith
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rolling resistance is insignificant compared to aerodynamics. end of.
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LukePiewalker
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Think of the psychological effect of the disc thrumbling away behind you...
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| martin smith wrote: |
| rolling resistance is insignificant compared to aerodynamics. end of. |
Agreed
And VERY easily proven with only the slightest scientific evidence
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John McC
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| martin smith wrote: |
| rolling resistance is insignificant compared to aerodynamics. end of. |
You are presuming a Shamal isn't an aerodynamic wheel. IT IS.
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People who need to use capital letters to try and stress their point are MORONS
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Billy Boy
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78% say John McC talks shyte. Can't argue with that.
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John McC
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| Hans Datdodishes wrote: |
| People who need to use capital letters to try and stress their point are MORONS |
Why?
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| Billy Boy wrote: |
| 78% say John McC talks shyte. Can't argue with that. |
Well that's 22% less than you, clown boy.
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