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@markrjohnson
I have found that I average just about the same on my SS as when on a geared bike. But it's not as straightforward as it would appear.
On short steep uphills I am usually faster than the geared group I ride with. On longer up hills some pass me. Downhill there isn't much in it as most people seem to stop pedalling at higher speeds, so F = ma takes over.
Where the geared guys really win is on flats with a tailwind, I can only spin flat out for a couple of miles then they start to pull away. On headwind flats I tend to pull away.
This is on a 50 mile Sunday morning hilly loop with my local road club.