What tyres do we have to buy to get a free (real) magnesium wheel, or are you just saying that buying a new lighter tyre will effectively give us the same performance benefit as buying a magnesium wheel instead? why not get both a new tyre (light weight), and also a set of carbon rimmed wheels to go with them? then, braking, quickness of cornering / flickability, and accelerating will all be much improved. In addition to the inertial benefits of reducing tyre and wheel values, there are additional improvements that can be made to the bike (works on cars too) of reducing the unsprung mass, that is the mass that is on the road side of the suspension. This mass, if reduced, will also gain significant benefits for the performance and handling (primarily handling) of the vehicle, as there will be less mass that is not compensated for by the suspension. this will help in holding the desired line through corners, with less slipping and sliding, and less deflection off the chosen line due to bumps and deficiencies in the road surface, it will also mean that there is less mass that is being allowed to affect the vehicles handling, as the suspension works very hard to not let the bikes mass affect these aspects. this is also why a stiff setting on your suspension will actually have a detrimental effect on handling, if it is set too stiff for your bike, the rider, and the types of road the bike is being used on, as it is not able to absorb the bumps, so gets thrown off the 'perfect' line. |