Natural Frequency: Different Tires, Wheels, and Rider Weight
Recently, we discussed how you can measure the natural frequency of a wheel and tire combination, and how we proved […]
Read MoreNatural Frequency: Does It Matter In Cycling?
In last week’s article, we discussed measuring impedance break points by looking at vibration, and revealed that we were able […]
Read MoreOptimizing Tire Pressure – Using Vibration To Measure Impedance
Vibration has been on my mind. When designing the All Sport and Gravel wheel lines, we aimed to prove that […]
Read MoreUnderstanding Freehubs – Which One You Need & What They Are Used For
When FLO began in 2011, your choices of freehub were pretty simple: Shimano/SRAM or Campagnolo. Today, more freehub options mean […]
Read MoreWhere Did The Clydesdales Go?
When FLO started shipping wheels in 2012, we offered two wheel builds- standard and Clydesdale. The standard build featured the […]
Read MoreWhy Higher Tire Pressure Feels Faster But Actually Makes You Slower
Feeling Fast. Back in my university days, I owned a 2001 Kia Sephia that had less-than-showroom suspension. While on a […]
Read MoreHow Velocity Affects Impedance
We knew when we started developing our FLO All Sport and Gravel wheels that rolling resistance would be a large […]
Read MoreHooked vs. Hookless Rims
What is the difference and what is all the fuss about? This article will walk you through what hooked and […]
Read MoreCarbon Clinchers vs. Aluminum + Carbon Rims
At FLO we have two construction methods for our carbon wheel rims. The first is a Carbon Clincher rim and […]
Read MoreWheel Fit Guide For FLO All Sport Series
Will wider carbon wheels fit my bike? The All Sport series has a wide brake track width of 28mm and […]
Read MoreTotal Power – Measuring Cycling Wheel Performance
In cycling, the power you put into the pedals is measured in watts. Ideally, each watt is used to move […]
Read MoreFLO Gravel Wheel Design Journey Part 13 – On Road Rolling Resistance Results
We had two questions when we started designing the gravel wheel series; one, “can a gravel wheel be aerodynamic?” and […]
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