Originally Posted by
svtmike
The biggest variable in my performance is me. When I'm off form, I'm not fast on any bike. When I'm on form, I'm fast enough on every bike. I've never been able to look at my ride data and tell which of my bikes (7 pounds range from lightest to heaviest) I was riding on a given day.
Edit:
The bikes don't feel different with/without the 1 pound tool bag, and they don't feel different with/without 3 pounds of water either.
how they feel isn't really empirical. climb a long hill on a 14 pound bike; take time. repeat on 20 pound bike with 3 pounds of water and a 1 pound of tools. Your time will be faster on one. Clearly your data is lacking. This is simply science.