Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Lebanon (Liberty Hill), CT
Bikes: Canyon Aeroad, CAAD 12, MASI Gran Criterium S, Colnago World Cup CX, Guru steel & Guru Photon
My experience is that, if you are in decent shape, the most significant improvements come from weight loss. At age 62 I was riding my 14.8 mi. "time trial" at 16.5 mph. The next year after losing 12lbs I did it at 17.4 mph. The hills were much easier.
Last edited by bruce19; 03-03-10 at 08:05 PM.