Old 09-13-12 | 05:13 AM
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Originally Posted by gomango
Too many variables.

My wife does these events.

She switched from a steel framed bike to a Felt B2.

Her time improved in one race by 15%.

This was from the previous year's time.

Was it the bike, better conditioning, the weather, overall wellness, and on and on?

Good question.
It could have been the revised fitting.

But 15% is huge, it's hard to believe it was just one factor that changed.
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