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Old 11-12-14 | 04:11 PM
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Bikes: 1993 NOS Mt Shasta Tempest, Motobecane Fantom Cross CX, Dahon Speed D7, Dahon Vector P8, Bullitt Superfly

I was curious too, so I plugged a couple of numbers into this:
An interactive, model-based calculator of cycling power vs. speed

With the default parameters for rider weight, frontal area, etc., the difference between 150W and 144W is 18.53 mph - 18.24 mph = 0.29 mph. Not surprising you can't tell the difference. At 100W vs. 94W, it's 0.40 mph. Over a 25 mile ride, that amounts to about 2.5 minutes. That would matter in a race, but is seems pretty negligible under most other circumstances.
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