How much does your bike weigh?

[neilbauer]

Just bought some luggage scales and thought I'd see what my bike weighs.



BMC Team machine slr02

What does yours weigh?, I bet there are quite a few sub 5kg bikes out there!

[neilbauer]

I weighed my Brompton too for a comparison.



Brompton sl2

[neilbauer]

My Boardman Hybrid weighs just under 15kg!

[neilbauer]

I took my saggle bag, my mini flashing lights and my garmin 1000 including mount off before weighing.
I left the bottle cage and garmin hub and peddle sensors on so could have shaved a bit more off it's bare weight.
But hey didn't want to be obsessive;)

[neilbauer]

djone101 said:

louiebaby said:

djone101 said:

Hopefully the gears are low enough for me to get to the end of the Etape du Tour in July.

You'll be fine, Louie Spence managed it last year.

He's my inspiration.

What have you got 11-28?

I had them change the 11-28 for 11-32 when I bought my bike last year.
They had to change the derailleur and the chain too but didn't charge me extra!

After watching that program last year I think you are brave for taking that on! Don't think I could do it.

[neilbauer]

I just weighed my Allez sport and that came in at 9.4kg.

I have to say I'm bit disappointed that it doesn't weigh more with the cost difference of both bikes!

[neilbauer]

It'll be interesting to see if any sub 5kg bikes are posted and what the cost associated to that weight is.

[neilbauer]

MDMA . said:

gazza285 said:

Less than my single speed rigid. Lets have the specs then...

Thread here -

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

If my conversation is correct that's 7.7kg.

Very light for an MTB!

[neilbauer]

yellowjack said:

OK. So I borrowed my neighbour's bathroom scale. She said "ooh, makes a change from a cup of sugar". And then I set about trying to get my Emonda SL6 weighed.

Stand on scale. Weigh self (73kg) then pick up bike (combined weight 80kg). Repeat three times, to ensure no variance. Logical conclusion? Bike weighs 7kg. Or as much as 7.5kg. It's an old analogue scale, so accuracy not great.

Then I thought "kitchen scale!" Split the bike (wheels were coming off anyway for new tyres to go on).

Result?

Rear wheel - Schwalbe Ultremo 23c tyre, including skewer and cassette = 1717g
Rear wheel - Continental Grand Prix 4000 SII 25c tyre, including skewer and cassette = 1750g

Front wheel - Schwalbe Ultremo 23c tyre, including skewer = 1108g
Front wheel - Continental Grand Prix 4000 SII 25c tyre, including skewer = 1135g

Again, logic suggests that 7kg less 2.8kg would leave comfortably less than the 5kg maximum rating of my kitchen scale. I tried all sorts of tricks, hanging the frame off the scale, and weighing it with all the weight through the nose of the saddle. I've no idea how accurate this method is, but I came up with a total weight of 8,035 grams (5,110 grams for the frame and what's screwed to it), or pretty close to bang on 8kg, including reflectors, pedals, Garmin mount and bottle cages.

I don't know how much help that is to anyone. The only weights I'm willing to trust are the wheel weights really. Everything else was vague weight divisions on the scale, or potentially inaccurate because of the way I put the frame on to weigh it, or because it was over the scale's capacity.

Your post made me smile

[neilbauer]

ED209 said:

Just weighed my 2013 Giant Defy composite set up with all the gubbinss for tomorrows ride attached. -

- Garmin 800 with sram out front mount, deuter top bar mount containing 3 gels and 2 energy bars, 2 el cheapo bottle cages, race rocket mini pump, undersea bag containing 2 tubes, multitool, chain tool, spare links, tyre levers, patches, Giant aero rechargeable rear light.

9.7kg total.

Bet that's light in it's naked form.