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Old 12-08-11 | 11:19 AM
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From Joe Friel Twitter... "1lb (~1/2kg) of excess weight costs roughly 1.5 watts on a hill climb and 2 seconds/mile when running"

I used our Low Key Hill Climb simulator and calculated 1.3 watts per pound on our Benchmark Climb averaging 7.2% grade. I think Joe's number works for 8% grades.
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