Originally Posted by
datlas
Lighter is not always better.
My bike is amazingly good and weighs approx 17 pounds.
p.s. Bicycling Magazine? That's an effing joke. You lose a lot of cred in here by referring to that rag. You sure you are not trolling??
Rarely is lighter not better. Unless stiffness, or strength are compromised. Trust me on this. My 12.99lbs bike kicks the crap out of my 15.54lbs bike, and makes both of them kick the crap out of my other heavier bikes.
Your 17lbs. bike may be good, but if it was lighter it would be better. It may be "Amazingly good" now, but it could be "Unbelievably good" if it was 4 or 5lbs less.
I agree with your comments about "Bicyling" magazine. They are published by Rodale Publishing, which is a joke of a company.