This morning I rode out toward Shiga with the のむラボホイール９号 (Nomu Lab Wheel No. 9) front and rear wheels installed,
and while it's true that the light rims do make climbing easier,
what I really noticed was more like
「the gradient at which you can maintain flat-ground pedaling
gets pushed higher by the lightness」.
This is the summit of Osaka Pass, on the border between Kyoto and Shiga.
Osaka Pass is a gentle slope, but
normally at a point where I'd be doing some standing pedaling,
with just light gearing but maintaining
smooth, circular pedaling like on flat ground,
I was able to cruise right up—and before I knew it, I was at the summit.
On the flip side, when cruising at high speed, the wheels don't accelerate as well,
and it feels like
pouring water into a bucket with a hole in the bottom—
that kind of pedaling sensation.
But up to around 35 km/h,
the advantages of the lightness outweigh the drawbacks.
After entering Shiga Prefecture,
I headed north along the west shore of Lake Biwa,
but once I got into the mountain roads, there was still quite a bit of snow,
especially in shaded areas,
and in many places the shoulder outside the white line had turned to slush.
I rode out to a certain point (intersection name) and turned back.
Total distance: 160 km.
and while it's true that the light rims do make climbing easier,
what I really noticed was more like
「the gradient at which you can maintain flat-ground pedaling
gets pushed higher by the lightness」.
This is the summit of Osaka Pass, on the border between Kyoto and Shiga.
Osaka Pass is a gentle slope, but
normally at a point where I'd be doing some standing pedaling,
with just light gearing but maintaining
smooth, circular pedaling like on flat ground,
I was able to cruise right up—and before I knew it, I was at the summit.
On the flip side, when cruising at high speed, the wheels don't accelerate as well,
and it feels like
pouring water into a bucket with a hole in the bottom—
that kind of pedaling sensation.
But up to around 35 km/h,
the advantages of the lightness outweigh the drawbacks.
After entering Shiga Prefecture,
I headed north along the west shore of Lake Biwa,
but once I got into the mountain roads, there was still quite a bit of snow,
especially in shaded areas,
and in many places the shoulder outside the white line had turned to slush.
I rode out to a certain point (intersection name) and turned back.
Total distance: 160 km.