Will I notice a stiffer lighter frame whilst climbing?

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Scilly.Suffolk in reply to @bluebikerider

...lighter nimbler bikes seem fun.

Three stones is about 18.5kg, close to the equivalent of two bikes: how much lighter is a new bike going to be?

Sorry to be a bore, but a new bike isn't the answer.

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bluebikerider in reply to @Scilly.Suffolk

Ah, but if I have a lighter bike, it'll always be lighter no matter what weight I am.

Therefore a nicer bike at +3 stone should be just as nice an improvement at -3 stone, no?

Or can fatty's not appreciate a nicer ride?

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dancing james in reply to @bluebikerider

No because the bike is making less proportional difference as your weight increases. Take it to extremes to make it clearer, ifyou weighed a ton the difference in bike weight compared to total mass would be negligible, if you weighed 1 kg the bike weight would be hugely significant.

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