Today I completed a 40+ mile ride on a 25 lb. Cannondale hybrid. I averaged 16.1 mph.
Hypothetically, what could I have averaged on an 18 lb. Cannondale Synapse carbon?
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Probably at least 16.1mph. The weight difference won't make much of a speed change at all, unless you were climbing mountains.
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There is an online speed calculator here, linked to me by gudujarlson in another thread:
It puts the change at around 17.3 from 16.1, but it depends on other things.
Remember it's not just a difference in weight since he's going from a hybrid to a road bike, it's a difference in rider position, aerodynamics of the bike (even the tires being narrower has a measurable aerodynamic advantage, not just a rolling resistance one), etc.
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Thanks very much. Checking out calculator now🙂
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