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February 11, 2005
Analytic cycling
Matt sent me over to the Analytic Cycling site, where I saw why a 29 kph (~18 mph) pace on the flats is so much easier than a 40 kph (~25 mph) pace. The second requires about 2.5 times the wattage of the first.
The Analytic Cycling site targets the rider who's ready to obsess about wheel drag coefficients, differences in coefficients of rolling resistance for different types of tubular tire glue, air density to 3 significant digits beyond the decimal point, and stuff of that order. It also has some basic stuff for the rest of us. Mainly, though, it reminds me that I'm not enough of an engineer to be a cyclist. Better off running.
Posted by Mark at February 11, 2005 08:50 PM