Originally Posted by
spectastic
I'm looking at dengfu frames see.. the venge imitation is made from T700 carbon, and has more aero looking shapes. the tarmac imitation is T800, almost a pound lighter, but probably won't be as aero. I wish they made the FM098 from T800, for the weight savings.
I would much rather have an aero bike for breakaway/bridging situations. but I don't know how much 1 lbs matters in a hilly race.
Matters a lot. How much? San Dimas uphill TT 1lb means about 10sec for a relatively fast 140 rider on a 15# bike vs. a 16# bike.
Its not going to make much difference in a pack, but uphill alone - weight matters. Aero matters too - flats and alone. Flats in a group aero matters less. We have both (Tarmac, Venge) and have put the bucks into the aero to get it light. If you win on sprints - different deal.