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Right then
The major component of this would be kinetic energy (rather than the component of gravitational potential energy you are resisting by going down a slope), so lets estimate this.
Assume m = 175kg (tandem, two riders, loaded)
At thirty five miles an hour, v = 15m/s approx.
Kinetic energy = 1/2 m * v squared
= circa 19,700 joules (or Watt-seconds)
If you wanted to stop all of this dead in ten seconds, you'd need to apply 1970 watts.
Or five seconds, 3940 watts.
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