Originally Posted by
joewein
The Bike Friday is perhaps not the lightest of road bikes (especially in my configuration with mud guards, kick stand, dynamo hub, triple chain ring, bell, etc) but I'm not planning on racing up the Alpe d'Huez in the TdF with it
My P20 is 28 pounds before I start throwing on the extra gear and it has no problem with racing down the road or climbing and I have passed my share of lycra clad road warriors and even sat in on some road rides where folks said those small wheels would not be able to keep up.
When folks are killing themselves climbing with a 40-50 gear inch low I can drop it all the way down to 24 gear inches and make most hills disappear.
I love the quill stem as the bike can go from touring mode to road mode with a quick adjustment that puts me in a very aero position.
