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Yeah. When I'm in peak physical shape, 15lb of bicycle is more than 10% of my body weight. It 100% matters even on relatively gentle inclines.
by KennyBlanken 5y ago
Yeah. When I'm in peak physical shape, 15lb of bicycle is more than 10% of my body weight. It 100% matters even on relatively gentle inclines.
- wiredfool 5y agoAn additional couple of pounds on the bike is only a couple of %, and you're not going to notice it. Wind, tires, positioning, how you're feeling, and road surface matter more. Anything less than a pound and you're talking the difference between a full small waterbottle and an empty one. Doubling the bike weight, you might notice in the speed, you might not. You might notice it in the handling/feel, you might not. Adding 8kg of panniers to my bike doesn't noticeably slow me down. Personally, I'm just as fast up hills on a 12kg gravel bike with fat, supple tires (650x42), a rack and fenders as I am on the 8kg carbon 700x25c boneshaker tires. And I'm faster going down, because I'm not shaken all to hell.
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