I'm always somewhat skeptical about the difference a few pounds on a bike can make for the average rider. 5 pounds is about how much your water bottles weigh. Try riding without your water bottles sometime to see if it really will increase your speed before you buy.


My club always gives me a (goodnatured) hard time because I have started carrying three water bottles on our Monday night ride. "The extra weight will slow you down." Yeah right - the lack of water will give me a screaming headache. It was really funny when one of them ran out because he'd only brought one and Thom gave him some of mine.

Veronica