Originally Posted by va_cyclist
Brakes dragging on the distance bike???
Have you considered/eliminated non-bike variables, such as wind, temperature, how rested you are, etc.?
I'm pretty sure I've eliminated those. I've ridden several rides with both bikes. Of couse it's on different days, but it's now been so many times that it would be a very unlikely coincidence that I would just happen to feel great every single time I've ridden the training bike, and crappy every day on the other bike.
In fact I can even feel the difference on my indoor trainer. Mount the distance bike up and sit and hammer a hard gear, I feel it in my quads. Switch to the training bike, and I feel it evenly. Back to the distance bike and it's back to the quad burn.
If I stand, they feel the same, but sitting they feel SO different. I dunno what else it could be other than seat tube angle.