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Old 11-27-07 | 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by melville
None of their bikes handle well enough, even with their fancy multicolor tires, that they keep with me over 40 mph.
Happens to me, too. But it is the extra weight, not handling, that sets me apart on the downhills. On long descents I beat all the skinny guys, no matter what I'm riding - 28lb Miyata or 18lb CF bike. I often coast by fellows that are pedaling.

Gravity is the friend of a big man going downhill.
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