Did you ride the short bus? As usual a dolt to make his point takes me out of context.
What I said was that the frame material has no impact on the performance of the rider. A Ti Titus Racer-X, a CF Trek Fuel, or an alum Santa Cruz blur are all going to perform so closely that the only difference you'll see is in the riders. All of the $3000+ XC mountain bikes perform great. I don't think one would provide any real advantage over an other.
You take two equal riders put one on a Titus Racer X and the other on a Trek 11 from 1995 and the Racer-X is going to win every time.
Now with cyclocross bikes... You really honestly believe that a rigid fork, rigid rear cyclocross bike vs a mountain bike in a mountain bike race is going to be a contest of riders? I'm going to tell you right now if you believe that you're an idiot. A mountain bike is vastly superior to a cyclocross bike over the rough terrain than you will see in a mountain bike race. And in fact you'd never complete some of the meaner mountain bike courses on a cyclocross bike.
What I said was that the frame material has no impact on the performance of the rider. A Ti Titus Racer-X, a CF Trek Fuel, or an alum Santa Cruz blur are all going to perform so closely that the only difference you'll see is in the riders. All of the $3000+ XC mountain bikes perform great. I don't think one would provide any real advantage over an other.
You take two equal riders put one on a Titus Racer X and the other on a Trek 11 from 1995 and the Racer-X is going to win every time.
Now with cyclocross bikes... You really honestly believe that a rigid fork, rigid rear cyclocross bike vs a mountain bike in a mountain bike race is going to be a contest of riders? I'm going to tell you right now if you believe that you're an idiot. A mountain bike is vastly superior to a cyclocross bike over the rough terrain than you will see in a mountain bike race. And in fact you'd never complete some of the meaner mountain bike courses on a cyclocross bike.
Peka said:Seems something in that ****ed up brain of yours is a little conflicted? If it's all the rider, who cares what someone else chooses to ride? Why are you saying it's all the rider, and then doing a backflip and saying that mountain bikes are so much more superior?
I ride a cheap piece of **** MTB and whip people riding bikes that cost thousands. It IS the rider, not the bike. I don't ride cyclocross but I don't care what people ride. At least they are riding.