Originally Posted by
jamesdak
So, I'm not saying equipment is the instant cure for all biking evils. But even if it gives you a placebo effect and makes you faster than hey I'm all for giving it credit. Who cares what really motivates you to go faster. If what you believe will make you faster does then why beat someone down for it?? If I give you a sugar pill, tell you it's pain meds, and your aches go away. Who cares that it was really your mind vs the pain pill??
There is nothing wrong with thinking you're going faster because of your shiny new bike. But there are often new riders reading these forums and they should know that the only reason a new bike would make you measureably faster is because you changed your position. Of course, you could have gained the same speed by changing your position on the old bike as well.