Well, if my bike fit, I don't think weight would bother me except when going uphill and we don't have that much of that around here. It doesn't fit, so that's an entirely new subject.

I'd prefer a lighter bike that fits. That's my goal. But this goes beyond that.

So, if I ride an hour now, and it's kind of hard -- and I get a bike that's easier to ride --

Is the advantage that it will be easier to ride longer/farther?

Are you saying that riding an easier bike an hour might not give me the same benefit as riding my current bike?

Or that I'd end up working just as hard, but it wouldn't feel as hard?