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Originally Posted by surferguy
I have a few friends in camp big and tall. They go faster.
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Maybe some physics experts can correct me, but...
I'd guessthe opposite to be true. The lighter person has less friction between them and the road. Also your going to have frictional forces in the bike itself.
Taller is also not an advantage as that creates more wind resistance.
So, it's going to depend on the nature of the bikes and the road. The less friction there is the more the heavier person would have an advantage and vice versa. In the case of a waterslide, heavy people would win, but in the case of bikes that could generate a considerable degree of friciton, lighter might be better.