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> I know that getting on a light bike makes me go much faster...
> and if doesn't seem to be the 5 lbs difference... or is it ?
> Is it just an illusion ? If I hung a 5lb weight on me and then
> got on a light bike would I feel the same as the heavy bike
> (mechanical smoothness of the more expensive bike aside) ?
Well-conducted tests have shown that it's not easy to feel an additional
5 lbs on a bike; but as we all know, it *is* easy to feel the difference
between a high-quality bike and a lower-quality bike.
--
"Bicycling is a healthy and manly pursuit with much
to recommend it, and, unlike other foolish crazes,
it has not died out." -- The Daily Telegraph (1877)
> and if doesn't seem to be the 5 lbs difference... or is it ?
> Is it just an illusion ? If I hung a 5lb weight on me and then
> got on a light bike would I feel the same as the heavy bike
> (mechanical smoothness of the more expensive bike aside) ?
Well-conducted tests have shown that it's not easy to feel an additional
5 lbs on a bike; but as we all know, it *is* easy to feel the difference
between a high-quality bike and a lower-quality bike.
--
"Bicycling is a healthy and manly pursuit with much
to recommend it, and, unlike other foolish crazes,
it has not died out." -- The Daily Telegraph (1877)