Originally Posted by
StanSeven
Do a search on weight lifting and cycling. Weights improve short term power, mostly at the start when your fresh. Track racers lift and that's about it. Cycling is endurance - you get stronger by riding and do drills to improve performance
I have "Bike for life" by Roy Wallack and Bill Katovsky sitting on my lap. Here are just a couple lines "Weight Training, No Doubt-Cyclists Must Pump Iron" "Weight training will actually help you become a better cyclist."
I don't think it is a matter of one or the other. I think I will get better if I do both.