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Race Winning Plans, Recovery Weeks, Endurance vs. Race Bikes and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 366

Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoad

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The Rouba Isn't Arrow Optimized Endurance Bike.

Rubé weighs 17.6 pounds or eight kilograms and the Tarmac weighs 15.4 pounds or seven kilograms. According to Best Bike Split, if you're to ride both bikes, same circumstances at 250 Watts up, help duets, the Tarmac will be 42 seconds faster. Most endurance bikes are going to put you in a much more upright position. This is because they typically have a taller head tube. They typically also have bars that might even have like a rise to them. All those things end up posturing you up, increasing your frontal area and increasing drag.

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