Originally Posted by
wphamilton
Speaking hypothetically, if I have 10% body fat it's not that easy to lose another 3% at my age, and the other guys are already there plus having 5 pound lighter bikes.
Have you ever had a bike ride with a lot of strong surges? It might not be as easy as you think, certainly not as easy as that last sentence would imply.
I'm not going to spend 4K let alone 10K, but that doesn't mean every reason people give for it is unreasonable.
Yeah, I think it's safe to say that very few if any forum members are at 10% body fat.
I've done a lot of pack riding with very fit riders (college age, college team). I kept up very well and was faster than many, if not most of them.
I didn't say EVERY reason is unreasonable. I simply stated there is no performance advantage that matters.