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@danwentskiing
I kind of get what you're saying, and agree to a large extent, but at the sharp edge of competition, 10lbs makes a huge difference, whether it's skimmed from love handles or paid for via shit loads of nice componentry (10lbs is half a modest bike).
But watch some players doing crazy stuff that's half inspired by the bikes they're riding (Luca, Marc Sich, Ryan)... Their bikes don't allow them to do weird pivots and stuff, but they encourage it. That's the essence of good bike design. It stops being something that defines your limits (pompino, track bikes etc) and instead asks you to go further.