Old 09-02-20, 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by asgelle
Same absolute amount, but higher percentage for the lighter rider. Since most contributors to fatigue scale proportionally, the percentage change matters more than the absolute.
But in the real world someone who drops me on hills is still going to drop me if you add the same weight to our bikes. If we all started out equally the percentage thing might make sense. But we don't.
Besides, a light bike is more fun than a heavy one.

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