joseph.santaniello@gmail.com
12-31-1969, 08:00 PM
On Jul 8, 1:21 am, A Muzi <a...@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
> >> "damyth" <mdk.10.dam...@spamgourmet.com> wrote in message
> >>news:1183812679.099897.199680@i38g2000prf.googlegr oups.com...
> >>> Generally speaking, in dry weather, would the paint stripe (say the
> >>> paint line demarcating the bike lane from road traffic) provide lower
> >>> rolling resistance than plain asphalt?
> >>> Paint stripes are as slippery in the wet (generally more so than
> >>> asphalt), I'm just wondering if this implies lower rolling resistance
> >>> as well for drier conditions.
> >>> Or stated another way, would an individual's total time in a time
> >>> trial be reduced if he rode almost all the time on the painted line
> >>> rather than the asphalt?
> > "Gary Jacobson" <gjacob...@hvc.rr.com> wrote:
> >> Yes. The more consistent surface results in less vibration and that means
> >> less loss of energy. At least that is what I've read and perceived myself,
> >> and it makes sense.
> joseph.santanie...@gmail.com wrote:
> > I've wondered if the sharp transition from paint to no-paint on dashed
> > lines creates more resistance tnan the smooth paint saves. In other
> > words, is it worth trying to ride on dashed lines (say 2m paint, 1m no
> > paint, 2m paint, etc), or just solid ones?
>
> I can't believe _you_ asked that.
> --
> Andrew Muziwww.yellowjersey.org
> Open every day since 1 April, 1971
What am I missing? Am I so crazy I have no idea how crazy I am?
Joseph
> >> "damyth" <mdk.10.dam...@spamgourmet.com> wrote in message
> >>news:1183812679.099897.199680@i38g2000prf.googlegr oups.com...
> >>> Generally speaking, in dry weather, would the paint stripe (say the
> >>> paint line demarcating the bike lane from road traffic) provide lower
> >>> rolling resistance than plain asphalt?
> >>> Paint stripes are as slippery in the wet (generally more so than
> >>> asphalt), I'm just wondering if this implies lower rolling resistance
> >>> as well for drier conditions.
> >>> Or stated another way, would an individual's total time in a time
> >>> trial be reduced if he rode almost all the time on the painted line
> >>> rather than the asphalt?
> > "Gary Jacobson" <gjacob...@hvc.rr.com> wrote:
> >> Yes. The more consistent surface results in less vibration and that means
> >> less loss of energy. At least that is what I've read and perceived myself,
> >> and it makes sense.
> joseph.santanie...@gmail.com wrote:
> > I've wondered if the sharp transition from paint to no-paint on dashed
> > lines creates more resistance tnan the smooth paint saves. In other
> > words, is it worth trying to ride on dashed lines (say 2m paint, 1m no
> > paint, 2m paint, etc), or just solid ones?
>
> I can't believe _you_ asked that.
> --
> Andrew Muziwww.yellowjersey.org
> Open every day since 1 April, 1971
What am I missing? Am I so crazy I have no idea how crazy I am?
Joseph