Originally Posted by
Trakhak
Doing solo rides, my power meter shows me that when I average, say, 160 watts for two hours, it's immaterial whether I'm on my 18-pound drop bar bike or my 40-pound utility bike with racks, panniers, and fenders. I've done the same workout either way. As Greg Lemond didn't say, I don't ride harder: I just go slower.
Haha! That old Lemond quote came to my mind as I was trying to get
ScottCommutes to understand this point.