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Old 11-18-04, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Maj.Taylor
Your arms support one-third of your body's weight on a properly fitted road bike.
I wonder if more weight over the front end would be faster. closer to 50/50 weight distribution would equalize the contact patchs of the front and rear tires also (assuming front and rear tires are inflated to same pressure).

I know 50/50 isn't going to happen....maybe 40/60 would be good enough
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