Originally Posted by
Iride01
Good article. My main take-away from it is that the technology and construction of bike frames today lets an aero bike be virtually as light a a non aero bike. Especially when UCI weight limits are in play.
There's more to a climbing bike than simply reduced weight. Add weight to a climbing bike to match an aero bike, and for many of us, the climbing will still climb faster.
Somebody did this test, but I forget who (maybe road.cc). Matched weight, same rider, same watts. The climbing bike still climbed faster. They chalked it up to more efficient energy transfer.