pdlpsher1 wrote:tmr5555 wrote:pdlpsher1 wrote:It would be interesting to run a double-blind experiment where the rider is asked to ride two bikes with different weights however they cannot lift the bike to feel the weight difference. I'm willing to bet that no one can reliably feel 500g. of static weight difference
Respectfully disagree. 500 grams difference is quite easy to feel.
I'm sure your body weight varies by at least 500 grams each morning when you wake up. Do you find a correlation between your actual riding weight vs. how fast you feel on the bike? I'm talking about static weight here so body weight is the same as the bike weight. If the bike weight stay the same and your body weight changes are you gonna feel the weight difference?
When shaking the bike side to side on a climb, I definitely feel it.
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