Weight

[mark c]

i have never bothered about the bike weight as i,m most of the total weight and there's plenty for me to lose before the bike becomes the issue.

 

[Ern1e]

I've started something now! I weighed mine with a spring scales but thought about using the bathroom scales with just me, then holding the bike, just out of interest. I'm not getting into this "buy the lightest stuff" bandwagon, as I just don't think the increased cost is worth it for what I want. Had enough trouble with the wife getting £50 worth of accessories past her- "why do you need to spend all that, you've bought a bike, isn't that enough?"
God knows what she'll say when I want to get some shoes and a new saddle! (Yes I am a mouse not a man).

All the above sounds normal to me so all you need to do is invent exquses for the next bike,my mates daughter gave us a real cracker in "oh I thought when the tyres wore out you HAD to buy a new bike" what a good one eh !!! Only problem is we can't use it both the other halfs present at the time.

 

[Justinslow]

I must say we have one or two issues at the moment with me spending £400 on a bike + another £50 on accessories, how some of you wangle bikes costing many thousands of pounds is beyond me, but good on you! Everybody has different circumstances.

 

[Bobby Mhor]

It doesn't matter the price of the bike..
Its what you get out of it..
Ok it may be cool having a super duper carbon framed wotsit but I have a hybrid halfords Voodoo special and I get one helluva fun out of it..
It may not be a cool bike to be seen on but boy, I'm delighted with it.
(and it all cost less than what you are wanting to spend)...

 

[Saluki]

My commuting triban 3 weighs 18kg, more when winter comes

18kg more Do you armour plate it?

 

[ManxJason]

I weighed 16 stone when i started cycling, so I don't care what the bike weighs to be honest. The bulk of the weight is on me

 

[moo]

18kg more Do you armour plate it?

I carry 2l of flavoured water, 3kg of locks, 1kg of food,1 kg of lights/batteries, 0.5kg of tools and spare clothes. It's a beast compared to my 8kg weekend bike. Good resistance training tho

 

[BrumJim]

So I've just bought pretty much the lightest bike I could afford (ventura from argos) now I've gone and added rather a lot of weight! Wedge bag with tube, multi tool, lock, tyre levers, pump, twin bottle cages and bottles which when full will add 1.5kg alone. Seems somewhat ironic don't you think!

The biggest weight you will add to your bike will be when you park your backside on the saddle. What is ironic is when you upgrade components to lighter ones to improve performance, and then eat an extra cake.

 

[thunderlips76]

heavier bike means bigger quads..........that's all i think about when peddling my weighty zelos uphill

 

[Big_Dave]

I wouldn't worry about weight, earlier this year I did the Holme Moss climb on 2 of my bikes both with identical gearing fitted, one 2kg lighter than the other, first I did it on the lightest bike "Raleigh Kellogg's Pro Tour", I had just finished building it and it was it's "Maiden Voyage", and so not used to riding it. 2 days later I did it on the heavier bike MTB Giant XTC, this bike being the bike I normally used most of the time, strangely enough I got the quickest time on the bike weighing 2 kg heavier (only by a matter of a few seconds) but the weight wasn't really a factor for me, I think it was purely down to riding this bike a lot for big hills and psychologically I felt good riding the heavy bike and knew I could tackle any hill on it and that probably gave me the boost.
So now the twist, I now own two road bikes, Raleigh Kellogg's (3x8) and Carrera TDF (3x10), now used to riding both bikes, ride wise I "feel" quite a bit faster on the Raleigh, it rides very well and gives excellent feedback of the road (can be a little harsh on poor road surfaces), it's 26 yrs old and wouldn't swap it for the world, yet in reality the TDF gets the better times on most of the (strava) sections of the roads I ride but the TDF is a 1.2kg heavier, TDF is stiff and smoother more cumbersome feel on the roads less feedback of the surface but "feels" slower, I think it is just mind set, there are (strava) sections I have done on the Raleigh that I can't get even close to beating on the TDF however hard I try,
The moral of the story, who gives a Sh... about a kilo here and a kilo there, to us the lesser mortals that don't race, it really doesn't matter, go out and enjoy the ride and don't get bogged down in trivial weights and measures or it should be this or it should be that. Yes it's nice to get the personal bests but don't make it the be all and end all of life, ride to your own body's and bikes ability, it's far more enjoyable..

 

[wintergreen]

If I was to worry about the weight of my touring bike I would never leave the house, Racks front and back, 3x750ml bottles a Carradice bag with tools inertubes etc and if that wasn't enough I have a rixen kaul doggie bag on the front with my old terrier in it. Once Im moving the weight is irrelevant. Yes its slow getting up hills but I have never been one to rush anywhere.
My road bike weighs next to nothing in comparison but its nowhere near as much fun or as versatile. It gets me where I want to be a bit quicker than my other bikes but what I gain in speed lose in "smile factor"
Weight isn't everything. Just enjoy the ride.