Calculate Benefit From Less Weight
Effective Frontal Area
(0.4 to 0.7 is typical).
m
2
Drag Coefficient
(Use default value).
Air Density
(or Air Density from Temperature, Barometric Pressure, and altitude).
kg/m
3
Sea Level
1.226
1500 Meters
1.056
3000 Meters
0.905
Weight of Rider and Bike
.
kg
Coefficient of Rolling Resistance
.
Wooden Track
0.001
Smooth Concrete
0.002
Asphalt Road
0.004
Rough but Paved Road
0.008
Slope
.
Rise/Run (decimal)
Power.
watts
How Much Less Weight?
kg
Over What Distance?.
meters
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Tom Compton