[kafin8ed]

My XC bike won't be finished for a month or 2 (i'm waiting for money to buy a zocchi marathon) so I've been doing alot of riding on my ~30lb bullit & thanks to some good weight training this winter I can ride the pig up just about everything that I used to ride my XC bike up last season, abeit not as fast. I was wondering if anyone had an idea of how effective this sorta riding/training was? It most likely does nothing for my speed training, but that's what road intervals are for. DOes anyone else do this sorta thing? Just yesterday I smoked some guy on a hardtail going up a technical singletrack hill, haha... the look on his face when he saw what I was riding was great...
-kaf

 

[Toshi]

If it makes you feel like a king, do it. What's more to be said?

 

[kafin8ed]

i wouldn't say it makes me feel like a king, but I'm looking forward to how stinkin light my XC bike is going to feel compared to the pig once i get it rolling...

 

[amateur]

only 30 pounds??? what will your xc bike weigh? an extra 6-8 pounds wont make a huge difference. ride my 44 pound monsterup your xc trails...then you'll feel like a king(and get stronger leg muscles too)

it will definately make your new bike seem more nimbleand quick and the ups, but it wont be as nice on the downs

 

[PeteNJ]

30lbs?! My XC race bike weighs that much! I usually ride my 42lbs Big Hit on the XC trails around here. I have found that it has defintely made my legs stronger for short steep climbs....but it doesnt really help with endurance. Also I noticed that when I hop back on my XC bike I tend to lean the bike too much in the corners which makes me loose control. Prolly the cornering characteristics difference between a 1.9 and Gazzi 2.6