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Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
I agree, the heavier rider has an advantage. On group rides I'm routinely the first to get to the top of the hills, and the last to get to the bottom. Even on long straight descents, where I can see far down the road and I know what's ahead (so there's no "brass balls" effect), heavier riders coast past me while I'm spinning like crazy. What's up with that? Didn't Leonardo demonstrate that a 25 lb cannonball falls at the same speed as a 1 lb cannonball?
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