Thread: Poll: Which bike for my 200k attempt?
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I also like looking at the diversity of equipment choices people make for a brevet. I staffed the final control on the 200k @GadgetGirlIL rode Saturday, so I got to see all the riders and all of their bikes as they finished. There didn't seem to be much correlation between bike weight and finishing time. Plenty of lower times on heavy bikes and higher times on light bikes. Once again I conclude that pretty much any bike will do on a 200k if you are in decent shape.

We did have an unusually high number of DNF's on Saturday. Not sure why really. Curious @vintagerando, was there a specific reason for the DNF on your last attempt?
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