Thread: Does weight really matter on flat roads?
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Old 07-04-19, 05:53 AM
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If not accelerating or climbing, the weight makes practically zero difference.

Furthermore, 10.9kg is only slightly heavier (less than a kg) than 1970s and early '80s pro tour bikes. In 1993, Miguel Indurain won the Tour de France on a 10.3kg bike.
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