Thread: weight: is it that important?
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Old 10-25-10 | 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by cryptid01
If you carry a 50 lb bag of trash to the curb, it requires the same amount of work whether you weigh 155 or 195.
Incorrect. You still have to expend the energy to move yourself as well as the bag. If you take the bag away altogether, the second guy is still moving 40 more lb than the first.


Edit: Hey, this is fun! Finally a thread as weenie as the typical road bike forum threads.
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