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Actual trail riders mostly do not do this. Source: worked at a bike store. People with a lot of money that treat their bike as something to optimize and not som
by demondemidi 2y ago
Actual trail riders mostly do not do this. Source: worked at a bike store. People with a lot of money that treat their bike as something to optimize and not something to ride do this. I'm not saying its wrong, its just another way of being a bike enthusiast, but this type rarely overlaps with serious riders. Training improves performance, not $3000 wheels that shave off 50 grams.
- stavros 2y agoIsn't this about e-bikes? Do people generally train on e-bikes? It feels that these two would be distinct sets.
- demondemidi 2y agoI don't think people with e-bikes even pedal into the orange zone. It's more of exercise theater, to borrow a term. HOwever, I do hope e-bikes start to overtake cars as modes of transportation in temperate climates.
- slau 2y agoAgreed. For most people it would be more reasonable to lose the three-four kg in body fat and keep the aluminium frame rather than upgrading to carbon fibre.
- plorkyeran 2y agoUnless you have found a way to spend a few thousand dollars to make 3-4 kg of body fat magically disappear with no complications or effort, losing weight and spending more on a bike are not things you're choosing between.
- unsigner 2y agosemaglutide comes pretty close to "a few thousand dollars to make 3-4 kg of body fat magically disappear with no complications or effort"
- sandworm101 2y agoAt least in the pacific northwest, mounting biking isn't just about riding the bike any more than owning a motorcycle is just about riding a motorcycle. It's a culture or talking about and bragging about bike tech. Weight is bragging rights for mountain bikes as "aero" is for road bikes. Lots of people will pay to have the better toy. The running joke is that many bikes are worth more than the cars that bring them to the trailheads.
- doix 2y agoI think your confusing regular mountain biking with ebikes. The people bragging about bike tech will most likely be looking down at people that ride ebikes on the trail.
- newsclues 2y agoOther than pros most of the people spending lots of money to shave weight would be better served losing weight from their belly over the bike, but that’s harder to solve with a credit card.
- 1attice 2y agoAgain, semaglutide solves this pretty well with a credit card; not even that if you have The Good Coverage. Reorient yourself, the frame has shifted.