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Old 12-04-17 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by njkayaker
For the same distance, is your average speed going to be higher or lower for a flat ride compared to a "very hilly" ride?
IIRC 1.5 - 2mph faster on flat ride. Pretty much insignificant difference. For me, average speed on a century is a non-issue. A century with 7600' of climbing speed shoudn't even be considered IMO.
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