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Joe Pro
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Sure, quite simple. Not a physics major here, althought a few might be
lurking. The momentum of the wheels alone spinning at 40 mph is not nearly
enough to move a 155 lb rider on a 20lb bike forward. Of course I stopped
pedalling when I hopped of of the rollers. Like I said, I gave a
demonstration to the mall managers. Howabout anchovies ? They really stink.
OK, maybe I exageratted when I said "no forward motion whatsoever". What I
meant was no significant or perceptible forward motion. What that means is
that I did not travel.
Is the momentum of two lightweight wheels at 40 mph alone enough to move 175
lbs of bike a rider enough to crash into a wall.
If I am right then you can send me a six pack of the hoppiest beer that you
can buy.
Where is Jobst Brandt when you need him ?
Steve aka Joe Pro
Joe Pro was the name of a East Coast Cat2 in the early 1980s.
"Mad Dog" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Joe Pro says...
>
> >Not that I do not believe you, but it is impossible. I once was involved
in
> >setting up some roller races at a large regional mall. We had to
demonstrate
> >to the mall manager that if someone fell off that he would not go
crashing
> >into the crowd or a plate glass window. I did the demonstration and
hopped
> >off of the rollers at speed. No forward motion whatsoever, and I did a
track
> >stand.
>
> Dunno what to say about that, Joe. I only know what I've seen. Not only
have I
> seen forward motion when others rode off, I've ridden it myself into the
> basement wall with boxes flying all over the place.
>
> Your "no forward motion whatsoever" claim doesn't make physical sense. If
> you're in a big gear and spinning, it's not unreasonable for the wheel to
be
> going at the equivalent of 40 mph and most folks I know can easily
maintain 25
> mph on rollers with no load unit strapped on. That's a fair bit of
angular
> momentum on the average bike wheelset. Are you saying that the angular
momentum
> of two spinning wheels just evaporates when you go off the rollers? It's
gotta
> go somewhere. Or did you develop a process to convert it into pizza? If
so,
> send me a veggie deluxe, light on the cheeze, very heavy on the garlic and
> jalapenos because it's gettin' deep here and I want to contribute to the
stench.
>
lurking. The momentum of the wheels alone spinning at 40 mph is not nearly
enough to move a 155 lb rider on a 20lb bike forward. Of course I stopped
pedalling when I hopped of of the rollers. Like I said, I gave a
demonstration to the mall managers. Howabout anchovies ? They really stink.
OK, maybe I exageratted when I said "no forward motion whatsoever". What I
meant was no significant or perceptible forward motion. What that means is
that I did not travel.
Is the momentum of two lightweight wheels at 40 mph alone enough to move 175
lbs of bike a rider enough to crash into a wall.
If I am right then you can send me a six pack of the hoppiest beer that you
can buy.
Where is Jobst Brandt when you need him ?
Steve aka Joe Pro
Joe Pro was the name of a East Coast Cat2 in the early 1980s.
"Mad Dog" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Joe Pro says...
>
> >Not that I do not believe you, but it is impossible. I once was involved
in
> >setting up some roller races at a large regional mall. We had to
demonstrate
> >to the mall manager that if someone fell off that he would not go
crashing
> >into the crowd or a plate glass window. I did the demonstration and
hopped
> >off of the rollers at speed. No forward motion whatsoever, and I did a
track
> >stand.
>
> Dunno what to say about that, Joe. I only know what I've seen. Not only
have I
> seen forward motion when others rode off, I've ridden it myself into the
> basement wall with boxes flying all over the place.
>
> Your "no forward motion whatsoever" claim doesn't make physical sense. If
> you're in a big gear and spinning, it's not unreasonable for the wheel to
be
> going at the equivalent of 40 mph and most folks I know can easily
maintain 25
> mph on rollers with no load unit strapped on. That's a fair bit of
angular
> momentum on the average bike wheelset. Are you saying that the angular
momentum
> of two spinning wheels just evaporates when you go off the rollers? It's
gotta
> go somewhere. Or did you develop a process to convert it into pizza? If
so,
> send me a veggie deluxe, light on the cheeze, very heavy on the garlic and
> jalapenos because it's gettin' deep here and I want to contribute to the
stench.
>