Technical FAQ: Factoring tire weight into modeling energy consumption, and understanding the physics of front-end shimmy

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Technical FAQ: Factoring tire weight into modeling energy consumption, and understanding the physics of front-end shimmy

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Jan 12, 2022
Lennard Zinn
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Technical FAQ: Factoring tire weight into modeling energy consumption, and understanding the physics of front-end shimmy

Do weights of tires factor into the amount of energy required to turn them, and discussions of what causes front-end shimmy.

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Written by Lennard Zinn
As a frame builder, Lennard Zinn has been designing and building custom bicycles for over 42 years; he founded Zinn Cycles in 1982 and co-founded Clydesdale Bicycles in 2017. His Tech Q&A column on Substack follows his 35-year stint as a technical writer for VeloNews (from 1987 through 2022). He is a former U.S. National Cycling Team member and author of many bicycle books including Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance, Zinn and the Art of Road Bike Maintenance, and The Haywire Heart. He holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Colorado College.
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