Study shows how a lighter bike affects your speed

[G3CWI]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2999990/

 

[bpsmith]

Got something against carbon it seems, based on this and the other thread too.

 

[400bhp]

Can we change the thread title to "non statistician does a non scientific study that shows how some bod can't get to work quicker on a carbon bike than a steel bike no sh_1t sherlock"

 

[just jim]

References:

3. Lance Armstrong. It’s not about the bike: my journey back to life. Yellow Jersey, 2000.

 

[PpPete]

[yawn] havn't we discussed this before ? [/yawn]

 

[winjim]

Er, you guys do get the joke, right?

 

[bpsmith]

Er, you guys do get the joke, right?

Enlighten us...

 

[winjim]

Enlighten us...

Have you read the linked article?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

But that's a non-blinded test. Let's see how fast he gets to the hospital in a blinded test.

 

[bpsmith]

Have you read the linked article?

re, yes...

 

[winjim]

re, yes...

So you'll understand that it is very obviously a joke article.

I kind of don't want to spoil it for anyone else reading this thread, but there you go...

 

[bpsmith]

So you'll understand that it is very obviously a joke article.

I kind of don't want to spoil it for anyone else reading this thread, but there you go...

Tbh, I am not convinced either way. It just came across boring to me. Was neither interesting nor funny. Just lame.

 

[the_mikey]

It seems like Daily Mail bait more than anything else.

 

[bpsmith]

I read it, waiting for the twist, but never came.

 

[Drago]

But that's a non-blinded test. Let's see how fast he gets to the hospital in a blinded test.

Wouldn't commuting by bike wearing a blindfold be a trifle dangerous?