Originally Posted by
calimtb
More great posts from redfooj and stucky in an already great thread. Add some of rpen's impressions along with the thread comparing a high zoot cannondale with a bikesdirect bike and we start to get a pretty clear picture.
A bike is a bike.
That's it.
I've been reading Grant Petersen's Just Ride and he cites a study which concluded that a 12 pound reduction equals a 1 mph increase in overall speed.
Cool, then I can gain at least 8mph once I lose all the weight I need to lose.
GH