I thought I was a terrible rider. My husband had leap ahead of me in speed and endurance and I was the slowest member of the cycle club's slow group.

Then I changed my bike from an Aluminium hybrid with disc brakes to a full carbon road bike.

I gained 6km average faster. Suddenly I wasn't the slowest anymore and could keep up with our friends. Bike weight difference 8kg vs 15kg.

Yes sometimes it's the bike.