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I have found that I average just about the same on my SS as when on a geared bike. But it's not as straightforward as it would appear.
On short steep uphills I am usually faster than the geared group I ride with. On longer up hills some pass me. Downhill there isn't much in it as most people seem to stop pedalling at higher speeds, so F = ma takes over.
Where the geared guys really win is on flats with a tailwind, I can only spin flat out for a couple of miles then they start to pull away. On headwind flats I tend to pull away.
This is on a 50 mile Sunday morning hilly loop with my local road club. -
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Had one of those moments of sudden clarity a while back. Just after a very, close shave, was pumped up on the adrenaline that comes from a near death encounter. All of a sudden I realise that I am standing beside the offending car properly trying to punch my way through the drivers window. The driver, a middle aged ordinary looking bloke is trying to climb onto the passengers lap.
And everyone is looking at me with a mixture of shock, horror, and amazement.
I felt kind of ridiculous, so gave a kind of twisted smile and wave then buggered off pronto.
Analysing it later I really didn't remember what must have been a chase and capture in traffic. Then, once caught, what was I actually trying to do? I'm not particularly violent type so I doubt that I would have actually hurt Mr Ordinary had I punched through the window.
A worrying moment of madness. -
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Bose Eienstien condensate.
Can't get much cooler.