Originally Posted by
BikeArkansas
I am with you on the new muscle burn. Question: Did you find it was easier to hold a speed, whatever your normal curising speed happens to be? My brother told me the air drag is reduced enough to make a big difference. After a couple rides in the drops, I believe he is correct. Can I adapt to the new muscle group.
I don't really know as I don't use a computer. If it made a difference, it would likely be small enough that my crude distance/elapsed clock time speed measurements would be too inaccurate to reveal the distinction.