Before I bought a Rivendell I had a really nice race bike carbon bike whatever you wish to call it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tksleeper/5155759637/in/set-72157625210417815/ The chase for speed is as bad as the chase for comfort. Now if I put two water bottles on my race bike or a front bag and added 5lbs I would not really "notice" it. I"m 220lbs so 5 lbs percentage wise is nothing on the same bike. Yes I believe it makes a difference, just one I can't feel in most instances. So if my AHH or Bombadil cost me 15 minutes on a 30 mile ride so be it. I can be on a road ride and end up on a path like this.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tksleeper/5535823745/ ... a place I would never end up on with the race bike. Then again the ride that put me here would never have happened as I was just running to the local starbucks and ended up on a 40 mile run. Since I would have had to have gotten dressed and found shoes and checked on lights and blah blah blah I would have just gotten in the car. When I think about missing my spd-r's on a big climb I remember that the other 90% of the time I love my platforms and the advantages they give me. For every performance plus there is a trade off. You can't have everything and those that try to say you can are the freak aborrations to the norm. After base miles and stuff my race bike was very comfortable. with smooth roads. Speed isn't just weight and 5 lbs for us bigger riders is very little... and if you add that weight on the same bike someplace ie: seat bag or something chances are you will not notice it. Two bikes .. different bikes are not apple to apple comparsions.... So yes weight makes a difference in speed at equal all out efforts in time, most likely not feel. But on a normal ride for fun I don't believe it makes any difference at all for me.. even 10 lbs. Then again I've toured with 85lbs of gear and towed a second bike along just because. If you ride both bikes you will know which one is to heavy or not as comfortable or doesn't feel as good.. none of use here can make that decision.. or make what you think wrong or right. :) enjoy kelly
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