I'll never race, I'm starting late in cycling, but I absolutely love to compare my times over the same routes on strava to see an improvement in speed. Don't know for sure, but I'm guessing the bulk of people riding road bikes as opposed to hybrids etc. Are interested in the speed. If just riding for riding why bother with a road bike at all and the trade-offs entailed?
Originally Posted by
Dunbar
I've never understood the logic that "slow" riders (and a 280W+ FTP doesn't sound slow) should celebrate small power savings. Because if you're slow you are going to lose races. If you don't race than who cares?