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Old 09-04-14 | 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Dave Horne
My present bike is 3 kg lighter than my previous bike.

I notice that I accelerate faster, my overall speed is greater, and I can bike longer distances easier.

Comparing apples with apples, you can throw a lighter apple further with less effort.

Do we really need to have such a long thread on this?
Your lighter bike probably has faster tires. So not an apples to apples comparison.

And you can throw a heavier apple further than a light one (momentum versus air drag).

Anything else you wanna get wrong today?
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