Old 09-27-10 | 09:51 AM
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Bikes: Three road bikes. Two track bikes.

It's about double.

Power is roughly proportional to velocity cubed:

P2/P1 = (V2^3)/(V1^3)

= (25^3)/(20^3) = 1.95 ~ 2

(P1, V1 are the power and velocity respectively at 20mph. P2, V2 are the power and velocity at 25mph)
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