There applies the law of diminishing returns. Sent from my iPad
On Jan 14, 2013, at 4:16 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > William's buddy Greg is not alone. Lots of magical thinking pervades all > aspects of cycling even among some who have a seemingly solid background in > physics. Credit marketing hype for overpowering reason. I believe that, at > some point, lightweight becomes an issue of bragging rights rather than a > performance improvement. Sure, a 16 lb bike designed for racing is probably > faster than a 30 lb touring bike. But when the recreational rider spends a > couple thousand dollars extra to turn his/her 16 lb racing bike into a 15 lb > racing bike, he/she is just showing off. Not that there's anything wrong with > that. Performance improvement is a nice little lie we tell ourselves so we > don't feel so silly and pompous about buying a $300 saddle upgrade to save 38 > grams. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/ftF3Qs-bQQYJ. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
