to be clear, I'm not saying its just about the bike. as others have pointed out, there are many variables to account for.
my point is this: if you are in a race, riding a lighter bike is a competitive advantage. and most people who race want the competitive advantage, and rightly so. it's part of competing. it's fine to argue that a physically and mentally stronger rider can win on a heavier bike - I agree. but that's not the point. it's also fine to claim that your personal times aren't much different than when you ride a light road bike compared to when you ride your heavier bike. that's great. but, again, it's not the point. the thread started off with a sentiment that the riders would be better served on country bikes in this *race.* I disagree, because I think, on the whole, a country bike would put the racer at a competitive disadvantage. as somebody stated earlier, losing by a foot or just a minute means that rider lost. period. look at the results from rouge-roubaix - the difference in time between the top ten riders is about 30 seconds. now ask yourself, if you are one of those top ten riders and you had a choice between riding a 23 pound country bike and 17 pound race bike, what would you ride? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
