Originally Posted by
Abe_Froman
That's a bit of a fallacy though. A fat person gets precisely the same benefit from equipment as a skinny guy. Or a slow guy gets just as much benefit from equipment as a fast guy.
The real question is whether the gains are what the individual considers relevant, or wanted.
Not really. Lighter weight riders are disproportionately affected by weight of equipment because their bikes are a greater proportion of the total weight they have to carry uphill and aerodynamic gains are more significant at higher speeds.