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Old 12-02-19, 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Drew Eckhardt
6W at 37 MPH which is negligible as I noted.
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I will look closer tomorrow. My initial reaction is 6W is a lab thing and not close to real outdoor situations with speeds of 40-60mph. I'd guess closer to 50W-100W equivalent. I have strava of a 130# 15 year old going 55mph on 52X14 gears (nationals) - because he wasn't using them - i.e. coasting. Nobody pedaling could keep up. The only kids going 55+ were coasting. I understand that a 53X11 might have made that different, but 6W is margin of error stuff.
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