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Old 08-02-18 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by bergerkjh
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I specifically asked what effect losing 10lbs would be. Think physics not biology. Maybe show some inkling of proof, maybe even a graph or calculation. Duh get some gears. Never should of mentioned the climbs, I apologize for misleading you. But I also stated I’m going 30ph so do you really think I’m out of shape and can’t get up the hills?

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I don't have the numbers you are looking for. I have been riding up hills on fix gears a long, long time. I can promise you, lose that 10 pounds and those hills will be a lot more fun. And I promise you will go a lot faster when they are more fun. (I am assuming that 10 pounds is weight you don't need.) I weight roughly 155. A 7 pound drop for me, say from 159 to 152 would make riding the fix gear over a hill much more fun! In fact. it is the single best incentive to lose weight for me.

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