Originally Posted by
Jarrett2
I wish that were true. We could all be speeding around on inexpensive 50lb steel bikes.
Yes, and I'm not saying bike weight is unimportant (clearly lugging an extra 30lbs up a hill is going to have an effect), but the fact is that the difference between the lightest carbon frames, and a good quality steel frame (say, a Surly Long Haul Trucker), is at best 4 lbs, not 30lbs.
Here's a recent article on the effect of bike weight on speed.
http://www.usatriathlon.org/about-mu...ht-102113.aspx