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Old 11-26-2013, 02:37 PM   #41 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by bikenfool View Post
Method 2. Constant speed, begin a coast before the top of the hill so the speed at the top is the same as for the DWL case. This takes the descent out of the equation since you could use the same method (glide) for either case on the down side. The speed on the flat section will be slower for this case than for the DWL case since you don't lose time on the climb.
I'm still puzzled by your use of the phrase "Constant Speed" when the sentence following seems to clearly indicate that the speed is not constant. Can't be going constant speed if you begin a coast before the top of the hill.

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