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==Efficiency==
 
The statement about efficiency at the end of the article seems contradicted by the figure cited after it. [[User:DanH|DanH]] 14:35, 22 April 2007 (EDT)
 
The statement about efficiency at the end of the article seems contradicted by the figure cited after it. [[User:DanH|DanH]] 14:35, 22 April 2007 (EDT)
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*I don't have a source handy, but I believe the claim is "efficiency" in terms of the amount of energy required to move a the mass of a human being a given distance at a given speed, not percentage of energy transferred to the wheels. I'll see what I can find about this. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 15:20, 22 April 2007 (EDT)

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Efficiency

The statement about efficiency at the end of the article seems contradicted by the figure cited after it. DanH 14:35, 22 April 2007 (EDT)

  • I don't have a source handy, but I believe the claim is "efficiency" in terms of the amount of energy required to move a the mass of a human being a given distance at a given speed, not percentage of energy transferred to the wheels. I'll see what I can find about this. Dpbsmith 15:20, 22 April 2007 (EDT)