Bike weight vs Rider weight

[Smokin Joe]

I am 11 stone in weight. I bought a carbon fibre bike weighing 8.something kg's the other week. I can honestly say i don't go any faster on it than i did 10 years ago when i weighed 13 stone and rode a bike weighing 11.something kg's.

"Ten years ago" might be a major clue as to why you are not going any faster.

 

[TheDoctor]

Well, 8 years ago I dropped 10 kilos and rode about 200 miles a week, over a period of about three months. The difference was phenomenal.
Sadly, those kilos are back with reinforcements...

 

[Accy cyclist]

"Ten years ago" might be a major clue as to why you are not going any faster.

Not really. I'd only been cycling a few years then so i wasn't as competent as i am now.I'm slightly faster and can go much further now(no way would i do 75 and 100 mile runs then) than 10 years ago.