Originally Posted by
gobicycling
You guys got any clue as to how much those magnets attached to your wheels and pedals slow you down? You are foot-powering small generators. Heck, at our age (approaching 80) we need every bit of assistance we can get.
Throw away the magnets!!
Worse than that, I give up a full 9 watts to a hub-powered light. I don't think that is why my wife and I are slower on our tandem now than we were thirty years ago, but who knows?