Originally Posted by
Sy Reene
To sum up..
1. the point of a lighter weight bike (aka race bike) is to allow a rider to complete a set distance in the shortest amount of time possible, using the least amount of effort possible.
2. a lighter vs heavier weight bike should not have much impact on the quality of a structured training workout
3. a heavier weight bike can yield its user a tiny bit more exercise, if that rider's rides are of a set distance. Someone in a race however, isn't looking for more exercise, they want to complete the race distance as quickly as possible (leaving out the goals of domestiques).
4. How did this crap thread evolve into part 2 of another crap thread that was going a couple weeks ago?