the pros could ride Arkose on gatorskins and it they'd be just as fast
I'm a sizeable amount slower in my gravelboi bike with 36c slicks compared to my race bike. Let's assume whatever the losses going there are exponential, a slower cyclist may not notice as much, but a pro would lose a big chunk of speed.
I'm a sizeable amount slower in my gravelboi bike with 36c slicks compared to my race bike. Let's assume whatever the losses going there are exponential, a slower cyclist may not notice as much, but a pro would lose a big chunk of speed.