Originally Posted by
dmb2786
Agreed. I'm not going to offer any formulas, but I'm often frustrated that I seem so descend faster than most people in a group. Maybe I'm just frustrated when they coast too much. There's a guy that must be 200lbs that I know and we can stop pedaling at the same time beside each other and I pass him.
I'm confused.
I think all the math being discussed assumes both riders have equal friction. Maybe the other guy you are talking about has too little air in his tires, bad tires, hub problems, etc.