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Originally Posted by basjoos
In general, I get my best mileage when I climb the hills as slow as I can while still keeping the rpm over 1200, usually at around 70% to 80% throttle. That translates into a speed of 40 to 45mph.
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Hm, it's similar to my other strategy I use when I don't Pulse&Glide, just the rpms are different. My opportunities to DWL are very limited, Teresa has a 5th gear which is usable from ~70km/h(44mph, 2800rpm) on level road and needs a bit more to climb depending on the incline - so if I ride at a constant speed I don't really have any extra speed to lose (actually sometimes I have to go
faster uphills).
If other circumstances make me go slower, I try to do the same in 4th (and so on). Lower gears work at a bit lower rpms.
But I can't support this practice with scientific data, I can't connect that ScanGauge to anywhere
