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Old 06-08-13 | 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by hamster
Which one is the overflow lot? Is that the one facing Palomar Airport Road? Does not look very flat in the satellite view on google maps, but worth checking out. I need something _perfectly_ flat. On a road bike in the drops, all else equal, it may take 210 watt to go 20 mph up 0.5% hill, but only 140 watt to go 20 mph down the same 0.5% hill. 0.5% is barely perceptible to the eye but enough to make it is impossible to maintain constant speed or constant power. I tried this on the flattest road near my house, didn't work out too well.
Yes, it's next to PAR. It seems pretty flat but in the late afternons you'll notice the onshore breeze on the westward leg.
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