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Old 05-08-07, 01:03 PM
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Also ratio of aerobic-capacity and muscular-strength comes into play as well. Guys tend to have more muscle-mass for the same lungs and can push bigger-gears at lower-cadences. Women tend to have less muscle and need to spin more for the same speed.
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