littlescrote
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roussir said:littlescrote said:Weight is largely irrelevant to fuel consumption (over flat terrain, anyway)
Rolling resistance is proportional to weight. Not sure how big it is, but it is direct loss.
Absolutely, but at any significant speed the wind resistance is much bigger than rolling resistance so it plays little part. That's why I said largely irrelevant, not totally irrelevant.