09-11-2008, 04:42 PM
Losing weight will be good for you, as well as the fitness associated, obviously. However, losing weight on your bike pays big dividends, especially while climbing, which is my specialty. That, and I don't have any weight to lose.
I'm already at my ideal weight and training is really the only thing I can do (which isn't what this thread is about. I could post my training logs if you guys wanted, but I think it'd be boring). For bike builds, ask RJ about the difference between a 20 pound bike a 30 pound one. Since I'm running a heavy old steel frame in competitions where a lot of guys are running monocoque carbon models with carbon everything (even wheels), I need to mitigate my losses wherever possible.
I've raced heavy bikes, ones that don't fit right, ones that don't work right, and ones that are ten years behind everybody's technology curve. It's do-able, and I even did pretty well doing it, but there's no reason to if I don't have to. Even training is miserable on busted old junk. This build is about getting good stuff that works and fits right.
I'm already at my ideal weight and training is really the only thing I can do (which isn't what this thread is about. I could post my training logs if you guys wanted, but I think it'd be boring). For bike builds, ask RJ about the difference between a 20 pound bike a 30 pound one. Since I'm running a heavy old steel frame in competitions where a lot of guys are running monocoque carbon models with carbon everything (even wheels), I need to mitigate my losses wherever possible.
I've raced heavy bikes, ones that don't fit right, ones that don't work right, and ones that are ten years behind everybody's technology curve. It's do-able, and I even did pretty well doing it, but there's no reason to if I don't have to. Even training is miserable on busted old junk. This build is about getting good stuff that works and fits right.
When it comes to Ryan Jenkins, the story ends with me putting him in the wall.
2009 Speed Triple | 2006 DR-Z400SM | 1999 CBR600F4 | 1998 Jeep Cherokee
-Ginger
2009 Speed Triple | 2006 DR-Z400SM | 1999 CBR600F4 | 1998 Jeep Cherokee
-Ginger