Originally Posted by
ScottCommutes
A heavier bike forces you to work.
Nope. You force yourself to work.
Originally Posted by
ScottCommutes
A lighter bike is more fun.
Perhaps, but "fun" is subjective. I have plenty of fun on my 27 lb fendered all-road bike.
Originally Posted by
ScottCommutes
In something like a group ride, the guy with the heaviest bike gets the most workout and the guy with the lightest bike gets the least.
If they ride the same speed and distance, and spend equal time pulling and drafting, yeah. Though the difference in effort is very small even for bikes of substantially different weights -- that's just physics and is well-proved.
I think you're getting closer, but you still don't seem to want to accept that it's the rider who determines the effort (and hence the workout) -- not the bike. There is nothing -- zero, nada, zilch -- about a heavier bike that, per se, leads to a better/harder workout.