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Originally Posted by
Mithrandir
That makes no sense. With no friction and no wind resistance there is no practical limit to a bikes speed except gearing and cadence, because there is no resistance slowing the bike down you can basically accelerate nearly effortlessly until you run out of gears.
You still have the aero drag of the rider, which is the largest single factor at speeds above 15mph. However, the 32, 33, 34 data points are questionable.
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Last edited by Barrettscv; 10-23-11 at 06:46 PM.