now that is an interesting proposal. i'd bet against you on that one though :) On Monday, January 14, 2013 6:24:34 AM UTC-8, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > On Sun, 2013-01-13 at 20:13 -0800, eflayer wrote: > > I was surprised the OP did not think that pounds of extra weight might > > not be responsible for the go fast feel of his go fast bike...even > > though by some standards both are relatively heavy. But 4 pounds is 4 > > pounds. I was suggesting weight is a significant factor in the gestalt > > of how a bike rides and feels to the rider. > > I don't think so. Does your bike feel different when ridden with full > vs. no water bottles, or with full vs. empty water bottles? I doubt you > could make any guess at all about the state of your water supply from > the way your bike feels. > > Frame stiffness, now that's a totally different story, and one that is > largely independent of weight. Different tires can make a bike feel > very different, too -- and again, not because of any weight difference. > > I'm confident if someone loaded the water bottles on your Specialized > with lead shot to bring it up to the weight of your other bike, it would > still feel different and better to you. > > > >
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