i don't understand why all that fuss with the bike weight savings...
if you have 2 bikes with the same light wheelset, and they have a 2 kg difference, it is easier to lose 2 kg from your body weight than the bike.
why do so costly changes in the bike that will save 1kg and not do a diet and lose 1 kg????
weight either on the bike (not the wheels, cause then it is 2x the weight of other bike components/frame) or the body itself, is the same.
moreover losing body weight helps in downhill sections because the standing weight is lowered, and so fatigue in the legs is less.
if someone is quite thin, then ok, save bike weight.
but 1,80 guys with 85kg, better save $ and lose 1-2 kg of body weight (easy task)!!!
what ya think?
if you have 2 bikes with the same light wheelset, and they have a 2 kg difference, it is easier to lose 2 kg from your body weight than the bike.
why do so costly changes in the bike that will save 1kg and not do a diet and lose 1 kg????
weight either on the bike (not the wheels, cause then it is 2x the weight of other bike components/frame) or the body itself, is the same.
moreover losing body weight helps in downhill sections because the standing weight is lowered, and so fatigue in the legs is less.
if someone is quite thin, then ok, save bike weight.
but 1,80 guys with 85kg, better save $ and lose 1-2 kg of body weight (easy task)!!!
what ya think?