The Truth About Wider Rims and Tires
Aerodynamics, Performance, and Design The world of cycling is continually evolving, and one of the hottest topics today is the trend toward wider rims and tires. With increasing inner rim...
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Aero Performance at any rim highs and speed
Introducing the Continental AERO 111 tire, the result of a six-year collaboration between DT Swiss, Continental, and Swiss Side. This tire represents a technological evolution of the Continental GP 5000,...
Why Rotating Weight Doesn't Matter On Your Road Bike
The importance of rotating weight GCN Tech Debunk A Common Cycling Myth with Jean Paul Ballard Rotating weight, does it actually matter? Lots of fellow cyclists will tell you that...
Performance deltas wheel combinations
We tested different wheel combinations of our HADRON² Series in the wind tunnel to measure drag and steering moment differences. The data was measured on 2018 Canyon Speedmax CF SLX at 45km/h....
Swiss Side Aero Tip - Gravel Tyre Width Effect
Tyre width is an important topic for grip, rolling resistance and comfort. But what is the effect on aerodynamic drag? The results from our wind tunnel test show that increasing...
GRAVEL TYRE ROUGHNESS / ‘KNOB-NESS’ EFFECT
The amount of knobs and tread on gravel tyres can be very important for grip off-road, although it is also a big penalty for rolling resistance on-road. So any way you look...
Performance Analysis Of Swiss Side GRAVON Gravel Wheels And Tyre Setups
With the addition of the new GRAVON 420 and 250 gravel wheel models to the SWISS SIDE line-up, we wanted to show why aerodynamics in gravel riding is also important....
Aerodynamics in Cycling - JP's Podcast Series with Endurance Innovation
Some of our athletes are currently in St. George (USA), to compete in the IRONMAN World Championships this weekend. This time, they are not the only members of the...
Swiss Side Aero Tip - Quick and Dirty
So can you be quick and dirty? This is the question we wanted to answer. Jean-Paul (Swiss Side CEO) broke the golden rule of not cleaning his bike before bringing it to...
Swiss side Aero Tip - Gravel Wheel Setup Differences
How much potential is there in the aerodynamic drag performance of different gravel wheels? The numbers from the wind tunnel test show, that the GRAVON 420 aero carbon wheel brings...
Patrick Lange // Challenge Roth 2023
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