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Old 03-25-15 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by FBinNY
Neither right nor wrong, just a perspective.

FWIW reducing wind drag by 7% at 22mph is worth about 1 more mph. Someone who can turn his cranks effectively should be able to do better than that. (if he wants)
More like .5 mph, or the equivalent of about 17 extra watts at that speed so I can understand where Rchung is coming from.

Time trialing and optimizing power, it might be a waste to push your speed downhill. But that would imply that you're time trialing with a 22mph top end ...

Seems like a full tuck would be worth more than 7% drag.
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