Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: zen cycle Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: Science of cycling still largely mysterious Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 13:25:49 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 52 Message-ID: <100l2au$2u569$2@dont-email.me> References: <100i80u$2aalg$1@dont-email.me> <100iphn$2doci$1@dont-email.me> <100jjld$2lstu$1@dont-email.me> <100knfd$2rmvg$3@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 19:25:50 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="79ce40f87b15ed046871020923185e80"; logging-data="3085513"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/Y72zIsrOJUF3Hnn0C9XYUMKhCbaEkpeU=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:+9ByAvUPvvuiujNxUrVO9cNOJnA= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: On 5/21/2025 12:56 PM, Roger Merriman wrote: > cyclintom wrote: >> On Wed May 21 10:20:27 2025 zen cycle wrote: >>>> On 5/20/2025 4:58 PM, floriduh dumbass wrote: >>>>> On Tue, 20 May 2025 16:43:34 -0400, Frank Krygowski >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On 5/20/2025 1:38 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote: >>>>>>> On Tue, 20 May 2025 11:44:29 -0400, Frank Krygowski >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> "Science of cycling still largely mysterious" >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This article from 2016 recently popped up again: >>>>>>>> https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/science-of-cycling-still- >>>>>>>> mysterious-1.3699012 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As is the case with most issues, if I think I need to know something I >>>>>>> go about trying to learn it. I've little time for learning about stuff >>>>>>> I have no need to know. >>>>>> >>>>>> Yep. So much for curiosity, so much for education... Ignorance is bliss! >>>>> >>>>> No, ignorance would be when someone doesn't know something they need >>>>> to know. >>>> >>> >>> the irony of being ignorant of the definition of ignorance..... >>> >>> Just for the edification of the floriduh dumbass - ignorance is not >>> predicated by need. >> >> >> >> >> Perhaps you can tell us more about your virtual races and how they add in >> rolling resistance and wind resistance. Talk about ignorance! >> > > Maybe try it if you’re so interested? As you complain about roads/weather > would give one an option. > > Roger Merriman > Funny how tommy keeps yabbering on about things he has no experience with. https://zwiftinsider.com/crr/ "Zwift’s physics model includes varied rolling resistance of virtual wheels across different surfaces." Talk about ignorance!