Which is faster for gravel: narrow bars or deep wheels?
For bike racing, we know narrow bars are faster than wide ones, and we know taller rim are faster than shallow ones. But which one makes more of a difference at real gravel race speeds? I head into the wind tunnel in Indianapolis with Silca to find out.
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