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Old 06-15-11 | 11:06 AM
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From: Olympia, WA

Bikes: 2006 Trek 2100, 1973 Crescent Mark XX, 196x Peugeot PX-10

Road surface effect on speed?

I do the vast majority of my riding on fairly rough chipseal roads. I notice on the few true asphalt paved roads on my routes that I'm able to maintain a higher speed. However, I don't know if this is just a psychological effect or if there is a measurable difference in rolling resistance and/or power required. Anyone have any data showing differences in speed between different road surface types?

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