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Old 10-29-13 | 01:55 PM
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cccorlew
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From: Antioch, CA (SF Bay Area)

Bikes: Trek 520 Grando, Roubaix Expert, Motobecane Ti Century Elite turned commuter, Some old French thing gone fixie

This thread is an eye opener as I'm so not like any of you.
I'm an old guy, but I weigh 138 and can hit 200 watts for 20 minutes (nothing to brag about, but still more than several here have mentioned)
My 190s output for 1:15 was only good enough to land me slightly above mid pack for my age group in a 11 mile 3200 ft climb fest.

So at lighter with more power than many posters, I am only OK as a climber. Well, really, only approaching OK.

AND I can't hit more than low 20s (OK, maybe mid 20s) on a sprint, and the idea or rolling at 20 for more than a mile without a tail wind and a downhill? Impossible.

My point:
I can only conclude that these flat land speed estimates are grossly inflated, or that I have the worst aerodynamics on the planet. I'm guessing the former.

EDIT:
What hhnngg1 said
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