{"id":183016,"date":"2021-04-09T12:11:36","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T12:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=183016"},"modified":"2021-04-09T12:11:36","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T12:11:36","slug":"expert-corner-a-scientific-insight-into-wheels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2021\/04\/09\/expert-corner-a-scientific-insight-into-wheels\/","title":{"rendered":"Expert Corner: A Scientific Insight into Wheels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The shape of your wheels matters more than you think. And as our scientific understanding of wheels improves \u2013 so does the marketing. So, whose opinion should you care about when you start thinking about wheels?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Hambini<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As a cyclist and aerospace engineer, Hambini has a passion for demystifying the mechanics of cycling. Often confrontational, Hambini\u2019s analytical eye qualifies the statements he makes about the hardware he reviews. But Hambini also credits good design and always educates. Let\u2019s look at Hambini\u2019s analysis of a wheelset:<\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=Yzgyb-eg4PQ params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/Yzgyb-eg4PQ\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<p>I like how Hambini compares the aerodynamics of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2019\/12\/19\/why-wheels-are-the-perfect-gift\/\">wheelset<\/a> to opening the windows of your car at speed. The pressure change is something we\u2019ve all experienced, and who else would have thought to draw the comparison with cross-winds?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Bill Mould<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>When Bill retired from the US Air Force he decided to live his dream and become a bike mechanic \u2013 the most fun job he\u2019s had. Aside from his Trek and US-Cycling Race Mechanic qualifications, he\u2019s earned 3 other US mechanic qualifications and graduated from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapim.be\/about-us\">Sapim Wheel Building School<\/a> at Antwerp, Belgium. Bill is methodical, as the following video demonstrates.<\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=Gw9O-D4hl8c params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/Gw9O-D4hl8c\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<p>Where Hambini entertains us with qualified opinion, Bill is measured and calm. Bill gently introduces more advanced concepts for those cyclists weighing up whether to graduate their cycling obsession to a mechanical obsession. According to Bill, there is a \u201cfair amount of math\u2026 but no calculus\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Respectable publications<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There are plenty of great media outfits that will give you their honest opinions about the latest set of Zipps. The important thing to remember is that these will give you limited scientific analysis but they will definitely let you know how new wheels feel, out in the real world.<\/p>\n<p>Wheels are easily overlooked when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2020\/09\/22\/top-questions-to-ask-when-buying-a-bike\/\">buying a bike<\/a> but, as a component in their own right, you quickly learn that there\u2019s a dark art to finding the right ones for you. And that\u2019s where your opinion matters. Only you know if you\u2019re looking for racing wheels or commuters, whether you\u2019ll be riding gravel or racing time trials. And the more you know \u2013 the more valuable your own opinion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The shape of your wheels matters more than you think. 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