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True. Reminds me of all the roadies (road cyclists) who would come into our bike shop and demand the lightest components to put on their bikes, then rave about
by at-fates-hands 13y ago
True.
Reminds me of all the roadies (road cyclists) who would come into our bike shop and demand the lightest components to put on their bikes, then rave about how they cut 10 GRAMS off of their bike weight. Totally ignoring the fact they're pushing almost 220lbs themselves.
- wiredfool 13y agoWay back when, I did a small study (4 cyclists, 5 reps). The question: Could the rider tell which was heavier between a water bottle filled with lead shot, and one with glass beads. (2.5kg vs ~ 1kg). 1 rider managed to get more than half right. And he was a frame builder riding his own bike.
- JanezStupar 13y agoNot all weight loss on a bike is bad. Sure most road bikes are pretty much light enough. Thus one should prefer an efficient bike over a light one. But there nothing wrong with having light wheels for keeping the rotational and sprung mass as low as possible on a full suspension mountain bike.
- betenoire 13y agoAnd there's nothing wrong with having optimized code. This seems to be a discussion about having the right priorities, not on the virtues of the optimizations themselves.
- wpietri 13y agoHah! I have this discussion every time somebody tries to upsell me at the bike shop. I tell them that if I'm going to try to take 5 pounds off the me+bike combo, I'm not starting with the bike.