Dear So and So

[indysteel]

Dear Self,

Maybe the reason you are huffing/puffing away is because you bought a steel frame bike. Duh. I just now thought of that. Going from a 14lb? carbon Madone to a steel Salsa Fargo bike would do it. Don't know how much the Fargo weighs, but probably enough to make me work for every mile.

My guess is the difference in frame weight in and of itself isn't what you're noticing. It's the drag on your tires/wheels. There's a big diffence between the Madone's 23cc slicks and those that come standard on the Fargo.