Model B Drag Factor?
Posted: March 11th, 2020, 11:28 am
I recently hooked a PM3 up to my old Model B and was playing around with drag factor. With the chain on the 15T cog and the damper fully closed, drag was measuring at 185. I tried changing to the 13T cog with the damper still closed, but drag stayed about the same, or even dropped a little to 182. Does that seem right?
When I check the C2 Damper Comparison Chart, it seems to indicate that a Model B on 15T with the damper closed should be roughly comparable to a Model C/D with the damper between 3 and 4, which I would expect to have a drag factor somewhere between 130 and 150.
I've ordered a wind damper ring from C2, so I'm hoping that will bring the drag factor down into the 130 to 150 range. If that doesn't work though, any other suggestions? Does 185 seem abnormally high? If so, does that indicate anything that may need maintenance? Or is high drag just a result of the heavy flywheel?
When I check the C2 Damper Comparison Chart, it seems to indicate that a Model B on 15T with the damper closed should be roughly comparable to a Model C/D with the damper between 3 and 4, which I would expect to have a drag factor somewhere between 130 and 150.
I've ordered a wind damper ring from C2, so I'm hoping that will bring the drag factor down into the 130 to 150 range. If that doesn't work though, any other suggestions? Does 185 seem abnormally high? If so, does that indicate anything that may need maintenance? Or is high drag just a result of the heavy flywheel?