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Old 09-22-13 | 10:56 PM
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martianone
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From: Northern VT

Bikes: recumbent & upright

Very nice data !!!
Have short legs and very long torso, wide shoulders - my upper body is a sail.
i wear an old fashion pack basket while commuting - I know it looks odd, but is very comfy & probably doesn't help the aerodynamics, also commute riding position is fairly upright. So I ponder the affect at my normal commuting velocity - around 20 kph. The drop data indicated velocities around 40 kph. So with resistance increasing with square of velocity ( and energy needed to overcome that resistance increasing by approx cube), wonder if there is any pragmatic impact on my commuting wattage?
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