Joined: Dec 2011
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From: Fort Worth, Texas
Bikes: 2000 Bianchi Veloce, '88 Schwinn Prologue, '90 Bianchi Volpe,'94 Yokota Grizzly Peak, Yokota Enterprise, '16 Diamondback Haanjo, '91 Bianchi Boardwalk, Ellsworth cruiser
I suppose one could ride a given route on a bike, then load up some panniers with the amount of lost weight and see what the difference is. That would give an approximation of how much is due the weight and how much to gained strength.