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Old 12-27-2007, 10:36 PM   #30 (permalink)
trebuchet03
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Originally Posted by roflwaffle View Post
Why use physniks when ya can use good ol'merican injunuity.

'cause even fiziks is on his side Less weight is only beneficial (FE wise) during positive accelerating (including while going up hill). The rest of the time, aero takes over as the primary factor I'm not saying it's not important - but weight reduction only does so much (really great when you have a lot of extra crap)
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