Originally Posted by
Super D
That was a (failed) attempt at humor.
clouded the air a bit. I am not saying that there have not been great leaps in gear over the past 20 years. I too used to ski and started in the 70s on Wood skies with spring bindings. 1. You noted 130k of climbing for the year. For some that is not much. For example I am a 50 something fred have 170 k feet on the year so far and the second 1/2 is the bigger end!for me.
2. You noted two bikes that are in many respects quite different but with regards to climbing not all that far apart.
Some people might think you are splitting hairs. I suspect there is little real data as it would be too hard to compile. Rare earth elements are not all that rare they are simply too close to other elements to easly "sift " out.