Originally Posted by
practical
What I hate about the science of this is that I used to pride myself for going so much faster than my fellow riders downhill. I wanted to believe that is was due to superior biking skills. But that illusion has been shattered (along with my ego). Vanity leads us to accepts "truths" that science dispels.
Don't worry about that. The physics argument works both ways. I used to say to the climbers of our group: "well, put a 50lb bag of rice on your back and see how fast you climb".
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