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Old 10-11-14 | 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Null66
Makes no sense on a bike.

In a car the computer knows engine speed, torque, requested acceleration.

Your legs are nothing like a engine, power varies at the same cadence... Sometimes it's better to pedal harder and slower, and others faster and lighter for the same output, based on how your feeling at the time...
Exactly. And, on some cars, like my Prius, there ain't no gears to shift. :-)
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