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As I support and argue against the "other side", I thought it's also important that I come clean with some personal anecdotes and speak the truth...
I was maybe 4-5 miles into a group ride when the ride leader who is right behind me commented..."Er...weisan, I didn't see that you have your water bottles on the bike..." That's when I looked down and..."Oh M$hit". So I had to turn back and go back to the car and chase for like an hour + before I catch the group. During that hour + of chasing, I had ample time to ponder over the fact that prior to discovering my water bottles were not with me, I truly felt that my bike was behaving a bit differently from usual...it was more lively and responsive when I stood up and sprinted up a hill or accelerate...I don't think that's placebo effect. It truly made a difference without those additional full water bottles on the bike. Now if only I can figure out how to hire a support crew everytime I head out for a ride who will hand me water or fix my flat..... Also, I ransacked my whole garage just to make sure I am not hiding any weight weenie part before the UCI inspectors show up....well, I did find one that I brought back from the co-op a while ago hiding in the corner but rest assured the evidence was promptly destroyed so we should be good now.
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Ouch. Was that for scooping out the excess weight by the pound or by the gram?
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And for above..go ahead and forget those heavy water bottles..just think how light you will be when you get dehydrated and start to cramp..then weight won't matter at all cuz you won't be riding any more that day..
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my butt meter tells me that light wheels matter more than a light bike.
i have way too many wheelsets and regularly ride anything from 2000+g beater wheels to 1300 g tubulars. these make a huge difference to the ride and feel of the bike IMO. for example: if i were going to ride a big day with a lot of climbing, and i had two choices: a) steel frame/fork with no weight weenie parts, but 1300g carbon tubulars b) carbon wonderbike with all weight weenie parts, but 2100g 36 spoke box section wheels i would pick (a), even though total weight of (b) is lighter overall.
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climbing tip : keep the bike light by carrying water bottles in your jersey pockets
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Swishing a light bicycle out of the saddle in the drops (or hoods) for some distance at speed on a climb is........sufferingfun.
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But given the same 'motor' power, doesn't removing weight off a cargo bike increase the cargo capacity of the bike (and also possibly increase its speed, saving time)? Bikes aren't the only transport vehicle where weight matters. Airliners and cargo planes only carry enough fuel to get to their destination (even if their total flight range is much longer), because carrying the extra weight of unneeded fuel increases the cost and time of moving the passengers and freight.
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You forgot to add the smiley face to indicate sarcasm
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Minimizing time (maximizing speed) and minimizing fuel consumption are always a trade-off. At a heavier weight, an aircraft must either flow slower at the same fuel consumption, or consume more fuel at the same speed. Since fuel costs money (and is a major component of airliner costs), you can believe that air transport operators don't fly their aircraft heavier than they have to, and that means only loading as much fuel as is required (the maximum fuel load of a transport aircraft may be up to half of its maximum take off weight). |
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