I think you be very surprised
I've done HCC001 in 1:13 on my super heavy duty Pompetamine, which is only about 5 mins slower than on a <6.8kg road bike on a course with 900' of climbing, and a corresponding amount of descending where the 72" gear is way too spinny.
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I've done HCC001 in 1:13 on my super heavy duty Pompetamine, which is only about 5 mins slower than on a <6.8kg road bike on a course with 900' of climbing, and a corresponding amount of descending where the 72" gear is way too spinny.