Originally Posted by
CheGiantForLife
Why are you obsessed with me posting in my own thread?
I don't know the answer, so I am letting the experts speak.
It seems you can get just a good workout with a light bike by keeping the gears lower.
Does anyone intentionally do that? I also liked the idea of adding lead weights to the bike sort of like a gym workout vest.
I actually was joking about the lead weights. Adding weight is pretty inefficient because, unlike when walking or running, you don't actually lift the weights with every step. Bicycles are all about smoothing out the load, it's why cargo bikes are plausible things. If you want to increase the human body's ability to move heavy weights, you put them on wheels. .