Originally posted by larrynipon
Sorry Rick, but you're incorrect. If you want to test the theory, do a ride with the weight not including the bike weight. Save that ride as a performance file. Then do the same ride, this time with the bike weight added to your body weight. Use the performance file as your pacer. The pacer will SMOKE you! Each pound of weight requires about 3 additional watts of power to accomplish the same result. So, if your bike weighs 18 lbs., you would have to pump out an additional 54 watts just to keep up with your "18 lb. lighterself" pacer...