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Old 06-27-16 | 04:07 PM
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From: Ciudad de Vacas, Tejas

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Originally Posted by SquidPuppet
Interesting. Seems like an accurate way to measure. But I'd have to limit the top speed (timing cutoff point) to the same speed that I am capable of generating myself though, right?

The "light and slow" bike does have much wider fork blades and bigger frame tubes than the "heavy and fast" bike, but would that matter from a a stop to 15mph?
If your maximum speed is only 15mph, then I doubt that frame and fork aerodynamics will have a significant effect. Your own body position is by far the major contributor to wind drag. Do either of these bikes have coaster brakes ? Sometimes coaster brakes can drag when pedaling even though they seem fine when spun in a workstand.
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