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Re:Bike frame stiffness: Why it matters and all you need to ... by andreareina on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @08:25PM (#34088586)
Modern bikes don’t go below a certain weight because of the UCI minimum. If you look at non-UCI hill climb events you’ll see some crazy stuff.
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Re:Bike frame stiffness: Why it matters and all you need to ... by indymike on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @09:05PM (#34088841)
This. When I used to ride (80s and 90s), a lot of people would try to shave weight and you saw some crazy stuff to get the bike down to 13-15 pounds. Bikes would be dangerously fragile because people would drill stuff and make wheels with fewer and fewer spokes. 17-19 lbs was really where the balance was between safe and light... and having equipment fail cost you a race really sucked... and people were getting hurt.
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