Bike Weight

[ZesPak]

okgo said:

I weighed myself on the scales, then again holding my bike, it was 16lbs different, this is obviously wrong but I
Can't work out why or how...

Sorry to break the news to you, but your scale is probably indicating about 15% less than you actually weigh .

Now stop eating fatty.

[Raven Flyer]

There's more too it than that. You can make a steel bike weigh 8kg but it will have the stiffness of perfectly cooked spaghetti compared to carbon.

[okgo]

ZesPak said:

okgo said:

I weighed myself on the scales, then again holding my bike, it was 16lbs different, this is obviously wrong but I
Can't work out why or how...

Sorry to break the news to you, but your scale is probably indicating about 15% less than you actually weigh .

Now stop eating fatty.

Stovey, no, its not, but it was only £1200 so I doubt its that light.

[anonymous-user]

Okgo, why not?

My cycle to work special was only £999.99 and .5kg more than yours (just under 8kg)

I don't think it's that expensive to get a reasonably light bike these days.

[markcp]

My 'best' bike is probably just over 7kg and my training bike just under 10kg and I can certainly notice the difference after riding the one after the other. Its not only the acceleration, but the best bike feels a lot more flighty, in that it turns and stops better.

There is also a lot to be said about material - best bike is ti and training bike is alu and the former is much more comfortable on a longer ride.

The pursuit of a light (and still reasonably strong) bike follows the laws of diminishing returns so whilst you can now buy a 7kg bike for £2k, it'll take a lot more than that to reach 6kg...

My worst purchase was a set of fishing scales...

[NitroNick]

http://www.training4cyclists.com/how-much-time-doe...

[HundredthIdiot]

Get Karter said:

What I am fancying is a titanium bike that looks like a steely...like this one:-

http://www.enigmabikes.com/esprit.html

Enigma Esprit.
I think its the horizontal top tube that I like. Don't like the slopey look at all. But I am an old git!

I have one. It's nice.

Of my three road bikes, the lightest one (Scott Addict, under 7kg) feels the nicest to ride but that's probably down to materials and geometry.

I think geometry is absolutely critical in how light a bike feels.

[croyde]

Get Karter said:

Here's the old thing arriving early for the party - the finish of Pedal for Scotland 2010.

You'll note I upgraded to hood shifters (about 10 years ago)



What I am fancying is a titanium bike that looks like a steely...like this one:-

http://www.enigmabikes.com/esprit.html

Enigma Esprit.
I think its the horizontal top tube that I like. Don't like the slopey look at all. But I am an old git!

I like the idea of attaching that green balloon to your jersey just to lighten the load.

[Mr Will]

I have absolutely no evidence to base this on, but I think that (although the science regarding the performance difference is correct) you can feel bike weight much more than you can body weight as you aren't used to carrying it around all day.

Similar to how going for a jog wearing a light back-pack feels much harder than jogging normally.