Originally Posted by
milliron
And what if they cut out "the beer" AND two pounds off their bike. That's 7 lbs and they would be even faster up the climb, as long as they didn't compromise their power output.
If you're doing hill climb races, that could be the difference between 1st and 10th place.
No argument there, but for MOST of us it is far easier (and much cheaper) to lose five pounds off your butt/gut than lose two pounds off your bike. And if you live in a place like southern Louisiana where topographic relief is largely lacking and "climbs" are essentially limited to the occasional overpass, then hill climb races are irrelevant.
Btw - why the photo of the guy with his hand on his ass?