Not only that his bike would most likly weigh a bloody ton any way ! old steel frame/rims. I remember once borrowing my great uncles stead oh my god that thing was heavy and also single speed.I thought he was about 70 but he said he's 90
When I was a lad and racing he said , we used to fill the seat post with lead to make the bike more responsive aswell as heavier for training .
You probably all knew that but I thought I'd pass it on anyway
I think he's making it up - but If he did fill his seat post with lead he was probably on his own - in the whole history of cycling only a handful of cyclists have ever wanted to make their bikes heavier. As for 'making the bike more responsive' - i call bullshit.I thought he was about 70 but he said he's 90
When I was a lad and racing he said , we used to fill the seat post with lead to make the bike more responsive aswell as heavier for training .
You probably all knew that but I thought I'd pass it on anyway
There is something odd about the claim, isn't there? While I can believe that cyclists trained with artificially heavy bikes, why would you then need greater responsiveness for training but not for racing?I think he's making it up - but If he did fill his seat post with lead he was probably on his own - in the whole history of cycling only a handful of cyclists have ever wanted to make their bikes heavier. As for 'making the bike more responsive' - i call bulls***.
There is something odd about the claim, isn't there? While I can believe that cyclists trained with artificially heavy bikes, why would you then need greater responsiveness for training but not for racing?
Aha, I read it the other way round!I think he may have meant the bike felt more responsive when the lead was removed.