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"@Karl Hopefully my new frame is being delivered any day now...."

"poor me.....!"

"i am out whilst the frame gets replaced..."

"My Anthem is a 26"

"I always thought the weight thing was just a bit wanky to be honest - all that crap about tyres, bottle holders... even water. Who cares? Don't we ride for fun?!  However! since I have had a lighter bike (I flatly refuse to weigh myself, I…"

"Hahaha that is a lovely glass of red on the banks of Clarke Quay in Singapore, oh how I miss Singapore........... "

"Very impressive Nat. Is that a beer in your hand or wine... maybe I should make the change! My bike's 14kg .... I thought it was just me. "

"As I get older I am thinking that my fastest is behind me, and am riding more for just pleasure now, so my weight thing has gone the other way, and I am riding a heavier all mountain too. But holy fcook, how much fun is Pork Barrell on a 14kilo…"

"Yeah, i didn't think about it already rotating...that would signifcantly reduce the amount of effort to move the weight. So like a wheel the weight would be most noticable on either starting to pedal or acceleration. Go Nat. Clearly having a…"

"All I know is that going from a 12kg bike to a 9kg bike I noticed a huge HUGE difference and it was reflected in my times everywhere, also this was from a 26er to 29er.  Since then I have become a lot fitter and lighter also, which means I…"

"Ah yeah, I was assuming it was already rotating - if you have to get it moving in the first place then it'll take more effort. Once moving it'll be happy to keep moving. (Unlike me - I want to stop for a beer after a few minutes!)"

"I'm sure it actually really complicated to work out exactly but by pushing down on one pedal you are lifting the weight of the other side up? Any with clipless pedals its even more complicated as your pulling as well. From my limited high…"

"Um but won't the weight of the pedal on the upstroke be balanced by the weight of the opposite pedal on the downstroke... You don't physically have to life your whoe crank and pedal each stroke :) But it is important rotating mass though…"

"Yeah. I remember reading about the weight of pedals for example....in an enduro you do say 80rpm. A pedal which is 50grams heavier would mean your lifting 0.05x80kgs per minute. Thats heaps over the course of an 8hr. Thats like 1920kgs if my…"

"The most benifits with weight other than what everyone else has mentioned is endurance the more tired you are the harder it is to push a heavy bike around, and when you will really notice it and when you will lose the most time in a race (if that is…"

"I am the same, I was reluctant about carbon for durability etc, now I don't know if I prefer it or are more reluctant!"