All in one bike - discs, steel, wider tires - 9kg

[samsbike]

I would like to get to around 10-11kg ish and for no compelling reason tbh. Its just that once I weighed the thing I didnt realise it was so heavy, I just expected ti to be lighter.

I think the rear is heavy because of the rim, a TN719 or something and plain gauge spokes. I put the cassette in the groupset.

I have not weighted all the bits just taken approximations from the web.

 

[vickster]

What's the bike? Did I miss a link?

Ah you've completely edited your post! I'm a bit lost as to what you are trying to do

 

[samsbike]

The bike is a custom burls that MacB had on here sometime ago. Its titanium and on a particular ride after lifting it a couple of times over several gates one of the blokes helping me remarked how heavy it was. Sure enough it came it at 15kg (the other guys had carbon bikes, which almost blew away in the wind they were so light). I think its just been nagging me, more so since I got a bike fit done last year and got more comfortable on the bike.

Its not the end of the world but it just bothers me and I really dont know why.

 

[vickster]

Add lighter components? No fully loaded tourer with Dynamo etc is going to be light

Time for N+1. If wanting steel, my equilibrium 20 was around 9kg before guards and rack. Condor also have some light steel beauties. If you want the equilibrium disc version, it's a little over 10kg

 

[Andrew_P]

The bike is a custom burls that MacB had on here sometime ago. Its titanium and on a particular ride after lifting it a couple of times over several gates one of the blokes helping me remarked how heavy it was. Sure enough it came it at 15kg (the other guys had carbon bikes, which almost blew away in the wind they were so light). I think its just been nagging me, more so since I got a bike fit done last year and got more comfortable on the bike.

Its not the end of the world but it just bothers me and I really dont know why.

The bike you have chosen is never ever going to be a weight weenie or you could spend a small fortune on it to knock a few kg off of it, to what end though it will still be a heavy bike compared to the bikes you are comparing it too.

How often do you need all the extra stuff on it?

 

[samsbike]

I need the stuff most of the time for commuting and the guards stay on as I hate getting mud everywhere.

I expected the frame to weigh about 2kg with the forks, not nearly double that!

 

[jowwy]

I need the stuff most of the time for commuting and the guards stay on as I hate getting mud everywhere.

I expected the frame to weigh about 2kg with the forks, not nearly double that!

What forks are they??

Frame approx 1.6kgs
Forks approx 700g

So thats 2.3kg for the frame and forks.

Also arent marathon+ approx 950 grammes each.....so thats 1.9kgs.
So thats approx another 600 grames added to your original weight. Also need to add bar tape, cables and outers, bar end plugs. So the weight is now increasing

 

[potsy]

Two tubes could be another 250g.

 

[samsbike]

The forks are a kinesis dc37 I think - carbon / alloy.

I know I moan about the weight but it really does ride well despite the brick like tires.

I may just strip it down this summer and get all the paint off it, so will weigh it then.

 

[the snail]

I don't think 14kg is bad for a tourer, about the same as my steelie with lighter tyres, no dyno. If you want to go fast, buy a roadbike etc. Personally, I'd ditch the M+, ordinary marathon, conti contacts etc have very good puncture resistance and weigh less. Something like voyager hypers would ride much better though, and a pair would weigh less than one of your M+. As far as the frame goes, you're looking at 2kg for steel, 1.5kg Ti maybe 1kg carbon, so really 0.5kg between them, which is not that much - it's all the other stuff that ups the weight. Not that I'm anti - I have pretty much the same kit on my bikes - I prefer the practicality over chasing strava segments.

 

[samsbike]

I guess I just never thought of my bike as a tourer

 

[vickster]

Agree with stripping it back, putting on some 23 or 25mm slick tyres and seeing how it is then on a sunny dry day

 

[samsbike]

I need to sell some stuff and maybe get a nice set of wheels and do exactly that. :-)

 

[smutchin]

saddle and rack 1kg

That sounds like an underestimate - and presumably doesn't include the weight of the bag itself, just the rack?

Here, you want one of these:
https://www.alpkit.com/products/koala - 270g