Originally Posted by Corsaire
This thread is making me wonder about this:
Does all this "weight loss" affects the handling and performance of the bike which was designed for in the first place ?
Corsaire
I would say it depends where you are losing the weight. If you're really heavy and are using sub 20 spoke wheels then the bike is going to handle like a wet noodle.
If you plan out where you are going to shave off weight and make it even over the whole bike then I don't think it will affect handling that much.
Performance on the other hand will, IMO, be improved once you shave off a bit of weight.