> and seat stays won't make the difference.  Fitness and guts is the
> primary factor, not the equipment.  Same for diving, as listed above.
> Although new and cool equipment IS fun, it won't make up for lack of
> experience, training, and preparation!  :-)
>
Guts?  Surely not.  Guts has little to do with diving in the long term.  In
the long term, guts will get you dead. If by guts you mean the ability to
keep your head while all around you are losing theirs, then I agree but that
isn't usually what I think of when I think of guts.

CH