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user removed · 04-13-2013, 11:37 AM

If you have any elevation changes use them to accentuate your P&G. The road I get on when I leave my neighborhood runs parallel with the railroad tracks which are basically level. I'ts an excellent teaching tool for gliding when you can see the road drop compared to the RR tracks. Coasting distances can easily double when you do it downhill, even when the downhill portion is very a slight grade.
Perfection would be where you can coast downhill and pulse uphill at best BSFC, without any change is speed whatsoever. That would allow you to avoid the exponential increase in aero drag in the pulse portion on flat ground. This has proven to be the best scenario for highest mileage in contests.

regards
Mech

04-13-2013, 11:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
user removed Master EcoModder Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 5,927 Thanks: 877 Thanked 2,024 Times in 1,304 Posts	If you have any elevation changes use them to accentuate your P&G. The road I get on when I leave my neighborhood runs parallel with the railroad tracks which are basically level. I'ts an excellent teaching tool for gliding when you can see the road drop compared to the RR tracks. Coasting distances can easily double when you do it downhill, even when the downhill portion is very a slight grade. Perfection would be where you can coast downhill and pulse uphill at best BSFC, without any change is speed whatsoever. That would allow you to avoid the exponential increase in aero drag in the pulse portion on flat ground. This has proven to be the best scenario for highest mileage in contests. regards Mech Last edited by user removed; 04-13-2013 at 03:32 PM..