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Howard
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I think there's a big difference between nasty hill climb style climbs in the UK and long linear ones in the French alps. Weight is all about acceleration, so if you're just keeping up a nice tempo going up the galibier I would say weight is less important than riding steep lumpy stuff where you have to change speed all the time.