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ridefar.info/bike/cycling-speed/resistance-types the VAST majority of the energy lost that you can do something about is air resistance. Your claim that rolling is 2nd is right in that it's the only one you can do anything about; but it's not the 2nd greatest resistance.
@TrybGhost sure they do - but if they can't identify your bike, and don't know where to go; then there's nothing they can do. If you have your bike marked and present to the police the ID of the person who took it - they certainly will. Look at it from their point of view - are they really going to put multiple man hours to locate a bike with just a name (that you might not remember perfectly)? Or will they just put the couple in to visit the address you've given them to get the bike that you've tagged with UV markings?
"but isn't checking the ID sufficient" no - going to the police and saying "this person took my bike - here's their ID" has a lot more weight to it than "Joe took my bike, I know it was Joe because he showed me ID"....
I somehow feel that the answer of "poke it with a knife and see what happens" might not be the answer you're looking for.... though I can promise you it's got a very high accuracy
@AndrewHenle Absolutely yes. You try doing an emergency stop on your bike at 70kph and let me know what your breaks (and face) are like at the end - that's the sort of power that will melt rims; not continuous breaking.
This is wrong - power is what's important as you forget the cooling done by the faster air and heat dissipation into the break pads and their heatsink. Pressing hard on your breaks is quite a lot worse for them as the power into your breaks is significantly greater.