Originally Posted by
I_like_cereal
So as a 150 pound rider on a 19# bike. Technique, form, muscle, and endurance will make more difference than a lighter setup.
So more squats, more hill repeats, and form practice will make more difference that lighter setups. On a flat road I know the bike can fly.
Thanks guys I learned a lot.
The only way you're going to make a bike fly on a flat road is if you toss it. For the vast majority of people the way to go faster
on a bike is to get in better shape. Unfortunately that's not the advice you're going to hear in a bike shop.