Originally Posted by
KraneXL
What did you learn from that experience?
If I'd had anything else to do, I'd have given him a head start, but I guess I learned that sometimes it is OK to waste energy if it saves effort overall. I probably learned a bit about the range of normal physiology, too, which is why I mentioned it.
We had another funny experience after riding together for some weeks. We arrived at a campground on a hill, but wanted to shop in the town in the valley just down the road. We checked our panniers with the Ranger, and headed downhill. Right away, we were both checking our tires for flats, because the bikes were just not accelerating in their usual manner!