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Old 02-28-2011, 12:58 PM   #42 (permalink)
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I think it may have to do with speed. The gains from pulsing and gliding dwindle at highway speeds, hence steady driving in high gear is better.

Slower speeds are a different story, when the pulse is shorter, and the glide so much longer.
It seems to work well for me even on the highway...

then again, many would argue that I drive at less than "highway speeds" when on the highway
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A few months ago I returned home just as my neighbor pulled into his driveway. It was cold (around freezing) with some rain and sleet, and he yells to me: You rode your bike? In this weather?!?

So the other day we both returned home at the same time again, only now the weather is warm, sunny, with no wind. And I yell to him: You took the car? In this weather?!?
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