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Originally Posted by Pastashop
Surely you jest?.. Maybe I’m missing something, but I used to race, am reasonably fit, can sustain about 250 watts ftp after a good few nights of sleep, and I don’t go much over 20 mph for a long period of time (though 99% of my rides are on gravel nowadays, so I haven’t checked lately...) According to calculators, for a rider of 150 lbs on a regular road bike, it takes 250+ (closer to 300) watts to told 25 mph without drafting. That’s 3.67 W/kg sustained pace, well into Cat 1/2 category, no?.. What am I missing here?
EDIT: just scanned the last 20 yrs of internet bike forums and realized, clearly, I’m missing the crabon wheels...
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24mph on well paved, flat roads is effortless. On the MUTs here 24 is easy, 26 is harder. But that's all due to wind.