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Old 09-11-2011, 05:11 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by san rensho
Yep. I used to race bicycles and I still ride quite a bit. I get a kick out of guys that are chasing bike weight. After you get to about 19 lbs, its easily $1000 per pound to get any lower. and I look at them and they could easily lose 20-30 lbs off their fat butts for free. Hey just take dump before you ride and you probably lose a pound. There, you just saved a grand.

My road bike weighs 13.1 pounds (you're right on the equation - about a $1000 per pound ). However, as a former CAT 1 racer, even at 45 years old my body fat percentage is still only about 5% .
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