Originally Posted by
Pratt
McBTC-
If you increase your speed on the flat from 12 to 13 MPH, you will have to put out 17% more effort. Wind resistance goes up as the square of the speed, and 169 is 17% bigger than 144. The magic of a super light road bike pales beside the magic of 25 year old legs.
So this is why I had to work harder to attain top speed? It's been close to five years since I've ridden though.
