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  1. #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by aicabsolut View Post
    Just get more aero on the downhills and you can coast pretty fast. I can usually keep up with the 53/11t gearing lot after I've run out of gears at 50/12t just by getting into a more aero position.
    That's what I do...unfortunately that's what my riding buddies do too so I can't gain an edge. Oh well, it's a problem I don't mind having if it means having a lighter bike with better components.
    As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence." ~Benjamin Franklin

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    Yeah, it will only do you so much good if your riding buddies have a significant weight advantage over you. Getting low so far helps me hang on in a race. I guess you'll have to stop coasting so much.

 

 

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