Originally Posted by pastorbobnlnh

I fall into that catagory, even when on my Paramount, which while not heavy compared to the rest of my bikes, weighs a ton when compared to my buddy Charlie's $$$$ carbon fiber triatholon bike. I weigh about 30 or so pounds more than Charlie, so when we come to descents, I smoke him. Of course he tends to ride the brakes and I rarely touch the levers. It's kind of surprising since he used to earn a living landing fighter jets on aircraft carriers.