Originally Posted by
Dvdvija
I agree with you the person workout with heavier bike will put more effort into riding. I can never understand those people who ride extremely light bikes expect to have good workouts.
This is false. A light bike doesn't mean I put out less effort, it means I go farther/faster with the same effort. I can guarantee you that I can get an extremely good workout on my 16 lb. road bike. In fact, my legs are a bit sore today from my ride yesterday.
EDIT: I can do extended climbs with an output of 240-250 watts, multiple 30 sec efforts over 500 watts, and a single all-out 15 sec effort at about 1200 watts. How would the weight of my bicycle change my body's aerobic capacity and power output capabilities?