Bike weights, don't get it
05-24-15, 09:19 PM
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No one cares what you ride until you come in faster than they are while you're riding a significantly heavier, bulkier, and less aerodynamic bike.
Then they really hate you.
Then they really hate you.
05-24-15, 10:44 PM
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I wasn't overweight when I started riding one year ago. Since then I've lost eleven pounds, and I upgraded from a 35-lb. bike to a 24-lb. bike.
That‘s 22 pounds total I've "shaved" but I don't notice any difference. Like somebody really smart once said, it doesn't get any easier, you just go faster. If you're over 50 it's a damn slow progression.
A year ago I averaged 12 mph. Now it's 15.5. If I spend $3000 on a new 16-lb. carbon bike, will I instantly average >18 mph? I doubt it.
Theres a cut-off switch in your brain for physical exertion and speed tolerance. The body and the bike might both be capable of going faster, but until the brain feels comfortable, it won't let you go there.
That‘s 22 pounds total I've "shaved" but I don't notice any difference. Like somebody really smart once said, it doesn't get any easier, you just go faster. If you're over 50 it's a damn slow progression.
A year ago I averaged 12 mph. Now it's 15.5. If I spend $3000 on a new 16-lb. carbon bike, will I instantly average >18 mph? I doubt it.
Theres a cut-off switch in your brain for physical exertion and speed tolerance. The body and the bike might both be capable of going faster, but until the brain feels comfortable, it won't let you go there.
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