Will it make you any faster? Maybe a little. You can put in your stats in this nifty calculator. Five pounds off my bike gets me up Mt Diablo 3 minutes faster. That's a 12 mile climb, average grade of 6%, with spots of 9% to 17%. A lighter bike only really matters on a climb.
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10-20-2007, 12:06 PM #8
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