Watching weight weenieism is like watching Olympic swimmers train with bungee cords. They dive in and the bikes get a bit heavier, and a bit heavier, and a bit heavier, and a bit heavier, annnnnnnnnd aaaaa biiiiiit heavvvvvvierrrrrrrr, annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd aaaaaaaaaaaaaa biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit heeaavvvvvvviiiiiierrrrrrrrrrrr, and then **BAM!** they get torqued backwards to the beginning.
When will we reach the end of the cord? How hard will riders collectively strain and paddle to resist that snap back? Who knows... but when we do companies are going to be saying things like "why are you riding carbon rims as heavy as aluminum rims when we ours are 200-grams less per hoop?" and "check out this 4.5lb 180mm travel single crown with carbon lowers, crown, and steerer (not for extreme mountain biking)"
July 4, 2021, 12:04 p.m. - Andrew Major
Watching weight weenieism is like watching Olympic swimmers train with bungee cords. They dive in and the bikes get a bit heavier, and a bit heavier, and a bit heavier, and a bit heavier, annnnnnnnnd aaaaa biiiiiit heavvvvvvierrrrrrrr, annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd aaaaaaaaaaaaaa biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit heeaavvvvvvviiiiiierrrrrrrrrrrr, and then **BAM!** they get torqued backwards to the beginning. When will we reach the end of the cord? How hard will riders collectively strain and paddle to resist that snap back? Who knows... but when we do companies are going to be saying things like "why are you riding carbon rims as heavy as aluminum rims when we ours are 200-grams less per hoop?" and "check out this 4.5lb 180mm travel single crown with carbon lowers, crown, and steerer (not for extreme mountain biking)"