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But then that’s on 35mm gravel tyres vs 2.35in knobbly tyres on forest tracks that are about as technical as a towpath.
[inner child] it's Boooring though. [/inner child]
Wasn’t there some rule of thumb about the tipping point at which aero really mattered? Am sure it was either 17km/h or 17mph.
12mph if I remember Cervelo's presentation on it. Hence them saying the added weight of aerobars on the TdF Alpe d'Huez TT were a gain overall as rider speeds were high enough.
If the terrain is the sort where you need the bigger tyres to maintain rolling efficiency and you can average over 12mph and gain from aero.. there are some longer distance records waiting to be challenged : )
Again, the use case was not the majority of off road surfaces, it was “mild fire road or canal towpath” where I am riding at 18+ mph and it is simply just faster.
Again, not for me. The fire roads are mild, just steep and with lots of twists and turns. The towpath is a towpath. As I said you might be quicker on a gravel bike, I’m quicker on a HT. Just giving the OP opinions.
My gravel bike is more capable off-road than any of the mtbs I owned
Genuinely interested to know what MTB’s and gravel bikes you’ve owned. I killed a rear wheel and rear mech trying to ride a gravel bike on proper off road tracks.
Most of the rides from my door that feature major sections of tow path or gravel path I'm quicker on my gravel bike than a HT but who cares? Is it a race? If I have 3 hours to ride and the bike I'm riding is quicker I go further and if the bike I'm riding is slower then I don't go as far but I'll be having happy fun bike time for roughly three hours regardless of what bike I'm on.