Originally Posted by
Eric F
An extra 1.5% would have been helpful on Saturday morning with a group of friends on a ride that included a lot of long, steady climbs (5000+' over 2+ hours). I could not quite maintain the pace of the rest of the guys and slowly got dropped between each of our re-group points.
Sure. If you were climbing at a steady 2W/kg then 1 kg off the bike would save you 2W of power. Better than nothing, but not a huge amount. I agree it might make or break you in a marginal situation.
If climbing is the only thing that matters to you then a lightweight bike is an obvious advantage. But if climbing is only one thing that matters to you then there are many other factors to consider besides bike weight. (Aero, comfort, fit, handling, stiffness, braking, gearing, durability).