Bikes and Riding

On Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 2:32:35 PM UTC-7, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 6/12/2021 12:56 PM, jbeattie wrote:
BTW, I don't like anything bigger than about 38mm because they're sails, and I'm not riding TTs.
That final phrase is the most important, IME. Why is a guy like Tom, in
his seventh decade, buying ever lighter, ever more aero equipment?

As he describes things, he's doing almost entirely solo rides. If he
finishes his ride three minutes earlier, he gets no prize. And if he is
faster than last year because he bought new aero wheels, he's not in
better shape.

Tome needs to stop trying to be the guy on the right
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallbl...n/photostream/
and accept being the guy on the left.
How can you claim to be reading my postings and then say that I'm buying ever lighter bikes and components? Chinese aero wheels have a 400 gram penalty over Enve and Zipp wheels. I sold my 16 lb bike and my 17.5 lb bike and am keeping an aluminum 19.5 lb. bike. The Douglas Ti is a lb heavier than that. And it appears that the Airborne will come in about the same weight as the Eddy Merckx. I have stated on here many times that I could not tell the difference between a 16 lb. bike and a 20 lb. bike. Why do you insist on inventing your own reality to pin on me?