How to make it faster

[Agent]

I recently watched a YouTube documentary called Fifty Years of Kicks. These two older riders were talking about their time riding off road. One of the guys said something that I thought was funny considering how many people are looking for ways to make the NC faster. He said that a boy came to him after buying his first motorcycle and told the older man that he had $300 left. The boy then asked what he could buy for $300 that would make it faster. The old man just looked at him and said, "Run $300 worth of gas through that thing and you'll be a lot faster."

 

[Mattbastard]

Ya could turbo it. That's what I'm gonna do when I get the need for more speed with the NC but don't wanna buy another bike.

 

[Naked_Duc]

With that $300, you can ride to your local track and do a track day. You will be faster.

 

[johnakay]

over a cliff?

 

[rebersole23]

Lose weight, it works for everything else

 

[StratTuner]

Lose weight, it works for everything else

back in the day when I raced bicycles, I remember reading an interview with Eddy Merckx (possibly the most accomplished racing cyclist of all time).
Someone asked him
"what will make a cyclist go faster?"
and his reply was
"lose 5 lbs..."

 

[mreric]

Lose weight, it works for everything else

very true. your tires will last longer, higher mpg too. maybe even longer chain life

your health will be better, so you can ride when you are older. you will be healthier.

 

[MichaelJohn]

back in the day when I raced bicycles, I remember reading an interview with Eddy Merckx (possibly the most accomplished racing cyclist of all time).
Someone asked him
"what will make a cyclist go faster?"
and his reply was
"lose 5 lbs..."

Another bicycle racer here who still races a little but can't afford to lose any weight (6', 150 on a heavy day). Eddy Mercks also said that one of the reasons he was so good was his capacity for suffering on a bike. That one quote gave me inspiration and made me realize that I wasn't suffering enough, as strange as that sounds. It can be a cruel sport. He was definitely the greatest cyclist of all time, more than 500 professional victories. I know that Eddy Merckx is a little off-topic but he is one of my heroes.

Fortunately, we don't have to suffer on our NC's.