Originally Posted by
njkayaker
The 3-5 pound difference that we are talking about produces a small difference in performance. This small performance difference is very valuable to racers who have a chance at winning. That it is valuable to racers doesn't mean it has the same value to non-racers.
This thing about performance is only for racers is somthing that gets me. Performance increases are just that - it doesn't make any difference whether you race or not. If you value that extra performance, that's it and all that matters.