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frank9755
But what if you translate Crr to climbing?
Robert Chung - Nice explanation for why Crr scales exactly like hill slope, so a Crr of .005 creates exactly as much drag as climbing up a hill with slope of 0.005 (i.e., half of one percent). If you’re comparing a tire with a Crr of .004 against a tire with Crr of .005 (for a particular surface) the second tire would be like climbing a hill that’s .001 (= 0.1%) steeper. That may not seem like a lot, but over a 200 km race that’s the equivalent of climbing an extra 200 meters compared to the lower Crr tire.
So by my probably incorrect calculations based on https://www.bicyclerollingresistance.com
compared to GP5000 (tubes) over a 4000km ride:
Pro 4 Endurance V2 = 5040m extra climbing
Gatorskins = 11840m extra climbing
That is based on the Crr difference of one tyre, no idea if it doubles for two.
https://marginalgainspodcast.cc/hysteresis-in-marginal-gains/