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Old 03-03-2009, 08:24 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I am using sine wave just as an example. You need to smooth the transitions though, suspension compressions = lost energy.

And I don't think constant speed is necessarily optimal, while ascending sure, but not while coasting.
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