Originally Posted by
SHBR
Riding down a gentle slope is pointless, any cyclist will know that a loaded bike will out coast an unloaded one, basic physics.
Bumps be damned.
Try going uphill or accelerating over an obstacle, (like up over a curb etc.) extra weight won't help.
Its not quite as complicated as you think.
What I think is that "basic physics" has just been mangled and I don't much care what "any cyclist" believes so I'll bow out of the conversation at this point.