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Old 08-09-2014, 06:48 PM   #1503
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Originally Posted by Syndrome View Post
Get to the carpark, drop the bike and flake out on the ground.
Haha. That's a fair call. Just wondered if you had some form of plan to avoid feeling sore a few days after.

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Originally Posted by GTpilot
Not really, but it's difficult to comment on that, the weight of the motor is the real issue here.

I did find however, I gained about 2-3Kph ave speed on my regular rides just with the tyre change from 23 to 25.
Gained 2-3km ave speed? wow, that's a fair bit. Why would that be? I would have though less frictional foot print on the road would equate to faster speeds?
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