Originally Posted by TMonk

well that's a fault of your own and not the equipment you employed.

I'm not saying your part of this camp, but too many people fail to realize that your equipment is independent of your effort. Lots of people in the 41 fall in to this camp.

You know, the kind of people that think climbing on a heavier bike will make you stronger.
That's some bull****.

You want to know what makes you stronger? Riding your bike hard. Your speed will be dictated (in a very small part) by your equipment, among other things ofc.