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Person on weight weenies: New Venge and Madone both had 204 watts of drag but as soon as the road starts kicking up slightly the extra 866g the Venge has will have an impact.
866g could be 42s, no?
svenhöek-
Unless I've fucked this up (which is entirely possible as I'm drinking in the office again)...
http://analyticcycling.com/ForcesLessWeight_Page.htmlThis Much Less Weight 0.866 kg
Over This Distance 100000 meters
On Hill of Slope 0.01 Decimal
Faster by 21.72 s
Ahead by 214.81 m
Frontal Area 0.5 m^2
Coefficient Wind Drag 0.5 Dimensionless
Air Density 1.226 kg/m^3
Weight Rider & Bike 75 kg
Rolling Coefficient 0.004 Dimensionless
Power 250 watts
hippy
42s slower for 1000m in 100k? Hmm