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Old 08-09-2009, 04:54 AM   #20 (permalink)
Bicycle Bob
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Having three wheels is not a savings. Rolling resistance is almost linear with weight. A trike is theoretically a bit lighter, and usually more streamlined, but the wheels all have to break trail on wet or soft surfaces, and they don't draft behind each other.
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