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Old 06-08-18, 12:15 PM
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Yes, just like a bowling ball drops faster than a feather illustrates how aero changes Galileo's observation that mass doesn't affect the speed of falling objects, the momentum of heavier riders will fight through an equal aero resistance better than for a lighter rider.

So additional weight should actually help speed maintenance on the flats, rather than hurt. This is assuming that the distribution of the weight doesn't add a significant enough aero penalty.
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