Just thinking with all the emphasis on the weight differences of components, trying to save grams here and there, is a one pound reduction in body weight = to the effect of a bike weight reduction?? Certainly a less expensive way to go for those of us who have a few to lose.
Depends whether you lose contractile tissue or not.
Stop making sense!!! Go away, you don’t belong in this Forum 
Not exactly.
If you lose 1 pound on the wheel rim of your bike it’s a lot better than losing one pound of body weight.
What’s up man! How’s it going? The old cycling saying goes that 1 lb on the wheels equals 2 on the frame equals 5 on the rider. I don’t know how accurate that is but I think it is in the ballkpark. I know the slowtwitch motto is "aero always trumps weight’’ and I know about analyticcycling but I’m not buying into it. I have more respect for 100 years of real world cycling knowledge than I do for a couple of triathletes sitting around with their computer.
The most important part of the bike is the motor. Anything you can do to improve the motor’s health, weight, etc is much better for performance (and better for the owner) than improvements on the inert mechanicals. If you lose a pound of biomass, that’s not only a pound you don’t have to lug up hills, but also a pound you don’t have to waste metabolism on, pump blood through during a race, etc.
I’d argue that a pound off the body is even better than one off the bike as you’ll see an even bigger benefit on the run where weight is more important.
Have you ever had a brain fart idea like this?
I was towards the end of a long ride and I had one really long climb left to do. I thought to myself- I better drink this gatorade now because I sure don’t want to have to lug it up that hill!
Bonehead
Jodi
Hey Devils Kitchen Boy. When are we going to ride in the Kitchen??
I am getting ready for IMLP. How are things in Phoenicia?
Never heard the old cycling saying but intuitively it makes sense. Also explains why folks spend so many $$ on those dang racewheels.