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Way 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
by wiredfool 13y ago
Way 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.