Originally Posted by
chas58
No, not really. They are too heavy to be competitive. But yeah, sure you can go out and have fun with them. Nothing wrong with that. They are just not going to accelerate in the jumps and sprints like everyone else. Nothing particularly wrong with using them, just don't expect to win many races.
Given the same rider, with the same strength, same power output, and same moves on the same track, in the same race this is true. But in anything lower than the national championship level a good rider is hundreds of times more important that good equiptment.