Originally Posted by Choogis

This post is exactly what my rant is about. People like this who insist on talking about body types and personal fitness when that isn't what the topic is about. My rant isn't about shaping up and doing 200 miles a day, it's about being realistic about what is definitely better for your speed, bike-wise.

A Perfect bike fit, maintaining the same watts over the same course, and you'll be going much faster on a SuperSix than you are on some wal-mart brand bike. Thats the point my post was getting at, that and the simple-minded crap that people like you try to push onto others. Some bikes are just better than others and instead of shying away from this, we should be embracing it. If it's "the engine", than why is it that people on long boards zipp past cyclist on descents without breaking a sweat? Is it possibly because their mode of transportation is faster and more efficient? Or do you want to argue that their superior fitness allows them to produce more power?