Originally Posted by
halfspeed
You're not getting it. The point isn't to pull at "the same speed". The point is to maintain a consistent effort. Speed is only a proxy for effort on table flat terrain with no wind.
No, I get it. I didn't need to introduce your obvious conflation into the discussion. 25 mph on the flat in still air doesn't equal the same speed up a 7% grade into a stiff wind.
Duh. Thanks anyway.