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Old 08-30-14 | 08:18 PM
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VegasTriker
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Bikes: Catrike 700, Greenspeed GTO trike, , Linear LWB recumbent, Haluzak Horizon SWB recumbent, Balance 450 MTB, Cannondale SM800 Beast of the East

More than you think. The lighter bike is likely to have much lighter wheels which physics says requires less effort to move from a stop plus the components like bearings and hubs are going to be better so the frictional losses from these components are less. I sometimes ride with kids who own cheap bikes. They can be pedaling down a hill and I coasting alongside and I will pass them up even when the rider+bike weight is closely matched. It is the combination of narrower tires and better wheels that makes that possible.
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