Originally Posted by PenguinDeD
I'm a cat5, and the last crit I did, the final few laps were at 30mph.
I was more thinking on an average speed of 28MPH, my bad. If your talking a couple laps then yea I could see that coming from a cat4/5 group.
Originally Posted by Snicklefritz
I'm female, 5'3", and will be starting in the CAT4's. I played weight weenie with the bike I use for RR's, but in my area there are a lot of hilly RR's so I felt that was a worthwhile investment. Seems that 2-3 lbs isn't going to be a huge deal.
I would still go for a light bike. No more than 17 or 18 pounds. Preferably 15-16 if the pocket book allows it.