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Old 01-16-11 | 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Rhodabike
My Metropolis weighs so much, I don't have to pedal at all to go fast down hills. I get the rolling juggernaut effect. Even more fun with panniers full of groceries.
That is my pet method, fully loaded and rolling I bet I am hitting the scales at close to 300*, massive amount of inertia there. Also don't have to worry about spinning out anything over ~75" either.

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