kwackers wrote:Cunobelin wrote:Again, this is the same for both an e-bike and an ordinary bike, larger riders require longer to brake. However more importantly, there is the same flaw in that these people are NOT according to the evidence travelling faster, but at the same speed.
I'm confused, is it just fat old people we're trying to get off bikes or fat people in general?
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To me it's not about getting anybody off bikes. There are many ways to address a problem and just banning would certainly not be my choice.
I suspect there is a lot of ambiguity creeping in because people are repeatedly saying "same speed" but not saying same as what. Same as an F1 car, same as a pedestrian, same as a MAMIL training, etc.
This summer my legs have got quite strong (for me) and I was finding I could not hope to match an obese 70+ year old accelerating from traffic lights, and even up-to speed I would have to really push it to keep up with obese 70+ year old whilst I was amazed at how low cadence they were at (and achieving such speed).
kwackers wrote:Cunobelin wrote:Fat people ime can go extremely quickly particularly when assisted by gravity...
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This summer was the first time I have ridden fully loaded (i.e. previous riding <5Kg luggage, this summer >20Kg) and I was surprised at how fast I ended-up getting to even down quite slight inclines in NL and without pedalling.
Ian