these lighter bikes...

[lee1980sim]

Well bit of a pointless and obvious thread but a lighter bike certainly makes a difference on climbs, just took 3+ minutes off of a level 4 climb in my area, happy to say the least with my purchase

 

[ianrauk]

And your new bike is?

 

[lee1980sim]

And your new bike is?

Merida Scultura Comp 904

Road 1

• lee1980sim
• 10 Feb 2015

 

[davdandy]

Thats far too big a bike for Kermit.

 

[roadrash]

very nice, but what had the dog done to make the frog ride over it !!

 

[lee1980sim]

Thats far too big a bike for Kermit.

He said his size was large, I'm beginning to think he meant large frog not person

 

[lee1980sim]

very nice, but what had the dog done to make the frog ride over it !!

It's the stereotypical dog, always running out in front of you with no sign of an owner

 

[Smokin Joe]

Interesting angle for the bars

 

[lee1980sim]

Interesting angle for the bars

They're not like that any more and the seats higher I just left them like that until I had the pedals

 

[fossyant]

And the old bike was ?

Not convinced in over 30 years of racing and riding that it makes much difference. Bike types/tyres etc will make a difference.

 

[lee1980sim]

The old bike was my claud butler explorer 500 which with the stuff I have on it weighs 17kg

 

[fossyant]

Hybrid vs road bike for climbing. No contest. You aren't comparing like for like. Weight is only a small part of the equation.

 

[rebelpeter]

Nice bike hope u have many safe miles riding on it...

 

[lee1980sim]

well... I didn't want to get all technical so I'm sticking with my theory

 

[fossyant]

Well, there are many factors. A nice new road bike is indeed faster than a hybrid. Main reasons are tyres, ride position and a little bit of weight. You can easily make a moutain bike as quick as a road bike on the road... put lightweight road tyres on it.