Originally Posted by Scarbo

Do you mean the additional risk by adding weightlifting to your regimen? Well, it's not like cycling, itself, is without its risk. It is probably even riskier these days given all of the distracted driving going on.

As I intimated a bit earlier on, I think one could make the case that a little additional muscle helps protect a rider in falls. Too many pro cyclists run around looking like so many anorexic supermodels. It's not healthy.