Bhatch
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Oct 11, 2012 at 7:22
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Oct 10, 2012 at 20:04
Oct 10, 2012
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Oct 2, 2012 at 10:33
Oct 2, 2012
The End of Flat Pedals at World Cup Downhills?
Speed in racing is all about staying at the limit of the tires. F1 cars are taking corners with some overseer (yaw rate) in order to get the maximum slip angle out to the tire (both front and back!) but no more then that. Nascar is the same otherwise they would crash in to the wall (which they do from time to time).
When mountain biking if you not using all the tire when you can your going slower then you could, but like WRC sometimes it is better to sacrifice speed to keep momentum. Clips will allow you to always gain more from the system because you decouple the position or the rider to the pedal friction needed to stay connected. This when maximized will results in better tire use from the rider/bike combo.
when we have a system that have the benefits of clips without the risk then speeds will increase.
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