TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - The influence of tyre characteristics on measures of rolling performance during cross-country mountain biking
JO  - Journal of sports sciences
A1  - Macdermid, Paul William
A1  - Fink, Philip W.
A1  - Stannard, Stephen R.
SP  - 277
EP  - 285
VL  - 33
IS  - 3
N2  - This investigation sets out to assess the effect of five different models of mountain bike tyre on rolling performance over hard-pack mud. Independent characteristics included total weight, volume, tread surface area and tread depth. One male cyclist performed multiple (30) trials of a deceleration field test to assess reliability. Further tests performed on a separate occasion included multiple (15) trials of the deceleration test and six fixed power output hill climb tests for each tyre. The deceleration test proved to be reliable as a means of assessing rolling performance via differences in initial and final speed (coefficient of variation (CV)=4.52%). Overall differences between tyre performance for both deceleration test (P=0.014) and hill climb (P=0.032) were found, enabling significant (PP=0.049) models to be generated, allowing tyre performance prediction based on tyre characteristics. The ideal tyre for rolling and climbing performance on hard-pack surfaces would be to decrease tyre weight by way of reductions in tread surface area and tread depth while keeping volume high.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0264-0414
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2014.942682
ID  - ref1
ER  -