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Old 05-13-25 | 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by noglider
No, it's not gravity. Heavy things fall at the same rate as light things. It's the aerodynamic drag that makes a difference.
No, it is gravity. In the scenario above, she would have had less drag than him. The benefit he got from being behind is a big factor of course (especially at only 1-2%) but heavy things definitely do not fall at the same rate as light things.

Not until you reach terminal velocity and that would be higher for her.


edit: I am not posting before 5AM again. Of course mass isn’t the cause of a heavier rider rolling downhill faster (doh!), but the lower drag force relative to the graviational force as per the comment above about not being twice the frontal area.

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