Originally Posted by
carpediemracing
I dropped from the 180-190 range to the 160 range going into 2010's season. Even though I lost about 10% of my power across the board I was a much, much better rider. Unfortunately I am back at 180 but I saw the light
For me, to hit a higher percentage of a given power/time period, I need external motivation - other riders, a car, etc. I also prefer using big gears and longer cranks. I'm not tall at 5'7" and my legs are short for my height (inseam 29") but I run 175s and I can kill it on short power climbs. I roll big gears, standing, and it's awesome until I explode.
Good info. Thanks. I'm just over 6'1", under 175. I would say my max minimum is 165, and that would be as light as I could ever go...bike is 15lbs 13 oz. ;-)
Interesting that you have success with 175mm cranks. At my height, 172.5mm seems a little small sometimes...although I'm guessing a move to 175mm wouldn't be very noticeable... except to my wallet for a new ultegra crankset. Thanks.