by prendrefeu on Wed Feb 27, 2013 6:53 pm
I believe that 'racing' itself it too variable in too many ways to give anyone a general answer of "this will make you win". Afterall, even within a specific type of racing - say criteriums - one route is different from another.
Related: Last year (and I believe still to this day), there's a gentleman out here in SoCal who does an entire series of Crits on a singlespeed setup. Yet, despite not having the range of gears to flip through, he definitely dominates the podiums and series totals. Now, based on one person's performance in a particular route, which week by week is the same location, same direction, same roads, is everyone advised to go with singlespeed setups? No, they are not. When it comes to other crits he uses a fully geared setup. When it comes to circuits, a different bike entirely, and so on and so forth.
Why?
Fitness trumps all. Equipment is for the specificity of event, and further specific to that individual rider's needs. That is all.
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