Yo:
At 210#, I don't think I'd notice 3oz. on a bike. Or miss it on myself, for that matter..............
Chris ("too much of a good thing can be wonderful") _________________________________________________ Chris Beyer Volvo Cars of North America, LLC Customer Relations Rockleigh, NJ USA
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-----Original Message----- From: Chuck Schmidt [mailto:chuckschmidt@earthlink.net] Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 1:17 PM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]To ride or not/fairly short...
Rich Rose wrote:
>
> Chuck Schmidt wrote, in part:
>
> "Modern bicycles are all about weight, which is just
> one of the reasons lug steel construction is moot. And with modern
> bicycles (we are talking about racing bicycles I assume) 3 oz count."
>
> My response: Really?? 3 oz. of non-rotational weight counts? As in the
> difference between winning & loosing?
> Richard (non-believer) Rose
Yes, if you are talking about the top racing bikes in the TdF peloton (and that's what I talking about) 3 oz., rotational, non-rotational, is obsessed over.
Counts? Lance Armstrong is certainly concerned over it and thinks it does.
Chuck Schmidt
SoPas, SoCal