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What leads you to believe the frame is the least important part of the bike...?

• shejdb688 2y ago
  Arguably the most important which is why they should be riding identical bikes
  • crote 2y ago
    Bikes are sized to the individual rider, even at amateur levels. You can't give a bike designed for a 5'4" guy to a 6'4" guy or vice versa, they physically won't be able to use it. Proportions makes this even worse: the cycling equivalent of Michael Phelps won't be able to use a bike designed for a normally-proportioned person.
• mvkel 2y ago
  It's the thing that the entire drivetrain bolts to. Aero matters, but the differences between frames are negligible. If we're talking about emotors, they need to be compatible with the drivetrain, regardless of frame.
  • martinky24 2y ago
    At the highest level of cycling, what you call "negligible" is known colloquially as "marginal gains", and "marginal gains" are what win/lose races!
    • mvkel 2y ago
      That's some Team Sky logic ;) It doesn't matter when you have to ride your sponsor's bike. Example: Pogacar's Colnago is decidedly not aero; Cavendish's Wilier ain't the best sprinter bike. But they're all competitive, because like I said, the role the frame plays in the overall "system" is negligible. It's marketing. The aero gains on the new Madone are entirely in the handlebar, and are erased if you add a rider to the bike.