Weight-Weenieism
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*glances to 40 lb fat bike*
....a what now?
....a what now?
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I have heard it said that 1 pound of bike weight is equivalent to 20 pounds of body weight. Further, 1 pound of rotating weight is worth 30 pounds of body weight. So I think I should buy some CF wheels and to hell with the diet!
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no chance of winning if not at fully allowable weight......we melted lead and poured in in holes drilled in the bottom of the car
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Finally! An ism beginning with weenie!
How about when you spend $15K to get a bike that's only six pounds lighter than Eddy Merckx's gas-pipe garbage scow with the cables flapping in the breeze?
How about when you spend $15K to get a bike that's only six pounds lighter than Eddy Merckx's gas-pipe garbage scow with the cables flapping in the breeze?
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Beneath the valley of the underbikers.
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At some point, the bike gets so light you cannot get to the bottom. (Think blimps.) So weight weenie madness is never achieved. (Never stopped anybody from trying though.)
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When you commission a full carbon monocoque Mixte. And not a gram before that.
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The difference in Crr between a Conti 4000 and Conti 5000 is equivalent to a mass difference of about 500g on a 7% hill. It's equivalent to a 150g mass difference on a 25% hill.
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When you use titanium bolts to install a water bottle cage while eating a donut.
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In related news…I bought a gravel bike a little over a year ago, and immediately started swapping parts to suit my preferences and trim some weight. A couple of months ago, I got a new frame and swapped the parts from the first frame, plus a couple of additional upgrades. I’m pretty sure I can rebuild the original bike with all of its original parts, just as I bought it.
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In related news…I bought a gravel bike a little over a year ago, and immediately started swapping parts to suit my preferences and trim some weight. A couple of months ago, I got a new frame and swapped the parts from the first frame, plus a couple of additional upgrades. I’m pretty sure I can rebuild the original bike with all of its original parts, just as I bought it.
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