Originally Posted by 531Aussie
Ha!! Definitely not, although the lighter bikes do feel quicker up the hills, but I suspect it's only a perception -- how much difference can 1kg make on a bike? I dunno.
At the risk of sounding like a hero/w@nker/tossa, there are guys that can barely hold my wheel on the flats, but when we get to the hills, it's the other way around with the exact same guys, and it's gotta be coz I'm 20kg heavier than them
I hear that. Even in the bush, I can't climb a grinding hill. A technical one, yes. On the flats, I do ok. But through the rough or downhill stuff, I put heaps of faith in my brakes and whoever certified my helmet, and just go for it, and I'm mostly untouchable. I weigh in the (upper?) 90kg range too, and always figured bike weight was more of a psychological thing. Within reason of course.