Research
Bicycle rolling resistance under winter conditions
Mathis Dahl Fenre, Alex Klein-Paste · 2021
Summary
This Norwegian field study measured bicycle rolling resistance and cycling comfort across 103 road sections in Trondheim, covering different winter surface conditions and three maintenance standards. Rolling resistance increased with loose snow depth and surface unevenness, while smooth compacted snow offered relatively low resistance. Bare-road maintenance (GsA) generally provided lower rolling resistance and better cycling comfort than snow-covered road maintenance (GsB), particularly during and after heavy snowfall. The study demonstrates how objective rolling resistance measurements can help evaluate winter cycling conditions and maintenance performance.
- Topics
- Maintenance & OperationsData & Monitoring
- Target audience
- MaintenanceResearchers
- Mode
- Cycling
- Conditions
- WinterSnowyIcySlushyWet
- Countries
- Norway(Trondheim)
- Language
- English
- Access
- Open access
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- Organisations
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