Yes, agreed, agreed, and agreed. I would only add, what I wanted to say originally (although didn't state it explicitly) was how 'bout racing on a 17.5lbs "country race bike". Fatter tired and some lower gears. Just enough so the racer isn't punished (as much!), but can instead transmit that energy into propulsion. That's what I was trying to get at.
Don't compromise on lateral strength vs. vertical compliance! :-) DE On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 1:07 PM, Patrick in VT <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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? > > > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
