Razors Edge ★ Posted July 12, 2018 Share #1 Posted July 12, 2018 I just thought I would mention that, like riding into and with the wind versus riding with no wind, riding up and down a hill will never equal riding a flat road. For example, a rider who puts out a constant 200 watts, will climb a 10%grade @ 5mph, but descend it at 45mph. That same person, on a flat road, will go 20mph. So, imagine a hill 10 miles up and 10 miles down (20 miles total). A cyclist would take 2 hours just to get to the top, and almost 15 minutes to descend for a total of 2:15 to go the 20 total miles. Meanwhile, on the flat road, it takes just one hour. Crazy, eh? Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted July 12, 2018 Share #2 Posted July 12, 2018 (edited) Crazy? No. Physics? Yes. Not Thom Edited July 12, 2018 by Prophet Zacharia Signature 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted July 12, 2018 Share #3 Posted July 12, 2018 So, hilly is slower & harder ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share #4 Posted July 12, 2018 8 minutes ago, Prophet Zacharia said: Crazy? No. Physics? Yes. Not Thom I was trying not to alienate @jsharr with maths and stuff Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted July 12, 2018 Share #5 Posted July 12, 2018 5 hours ago, Further said: So, hilly is slower & harder ? They are when you are in the shape I am and ride like I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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