Originally Posted by
link0
+1
It's always better.
Unless you like to use your bike to ram your enemies, there is zero advantage to a heavier bike. Even for training, a lighter bike doesn't make it easier, it just makes you faster.
My original post suggests heavier "feels" better to ME. Again, the advantage is that I like riding a bike that has a weightier feel without being a complete beast of a bike.
The training/racing aspect is interesting though, as I've heard/read that sprinters (runners) practice running down hill so that their muscles know what it feels like to move faster.
I imagine it's the same with cycling. So I would say in that context lighter is "better".