William's buddy Greg is not alone. Lots of magical thinking pervades all aspects of cycling even among some who have a seemingly solid background in physics. Credit marketing hype for overpowering reason. I believe that, at some point, lightweight becomes an issue of bragging rights rather than a performance improvement. Sure, a 16 lb bike designed for racing is probably faster than a 30 lb touring bike. But when the recreational rider spends a couple thousand dollars extra to turn his/her 16 lb racing bike into a 15 lb racing bike, he/she is just showing off. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Performance improvement is a nice little lie we tell ourselves so we don't feel so silly and pompous about buying a $300 saddle upgrade to save 38 grams.
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