The current marketing push for carbon fiber frames is far Heavier than that for steel!
On 2/27/07, Mark Bulgier <Mark@bulgier.net> wrote:
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> Charles Nighbor wrote:
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> > Difference of .5 pounds. That is almost not noticeable.
>
> In the only scientific test I know of that tried to measure human
> perception re: bike weight, none of the subjects but one could detect a
> difference of 5 pounds with any accuracy. For some odd reason, one test
> subject always guessed/ascertained which one was the heavy bike and
> which one was light. I believe it was Jim Papadopoulos that did the
> test or was associated with it somehow, sorry to be so vague. I do
> remember it was a 5 pound difference though.
>
> Now we all will think we are that one guy who can tell a 5 pound weight
> difference but I seriously doubt any human can accurately detect a 0.5
> lb delta.
>
> Mark Bulgier
> Seattle WA USA