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@Poppy
Hey Y'all,
So the mighty iguanadon ancient geared mountain bike lock in the street when at work still there when you get back hack is nearing one of her periodical replace all the worn out bits times and I thought I would canvas opinions.
Do heavy bikes make you thinner?
The iguanadon is nowhere near as nice to ride as the Bob (fixed) or the Condor (geared), slower, more tiring but of course much less stealable.
I have another couple of frames stashed that could be built up into good but scruffy commuter hacks, but here is the rub:
With commuting time being both my main cycle pleasure time and also my main exercise I have a dilemma between cycling pleasure (build up a lighter better ride) and maximizing my limited fitness by continuing to commute on a bike that is so heavy it bends gravity as it passes.
Pleasure vs fitness.
Unanswerable question I know but hey, bring on the wisdom....