Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
On the other hand, skinny people tend to generally be spinners, and bigger people tend to be mashers, not always but in general. 450w is 450w, but to do it at 110 rpm vs 55, there's going to be a lot more force involved in the latter. If a big guy is worried about a frame being stiff enough, it's not the watts that matter so much.
Yeah, this. I definitely notice a difference in responsiveness and burst of bikes when i surge - my Damocles has it in spades, and more so than many other bikes i have ridden/owned. It probably doesnt make a difference in overall performance but it does affect the "smile factor" - and that is why i am getting this bike.
Perhaps stiffness was the wrong term to use - jump/responsiveness/acceleration may have been better.
Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
Probably. Less powerful for sure, but he looks like he could maybe bench his rear wheel.
I started with toothpicks and worked my way up to skewers.