Probably more than 10 years ago Grant had this huge, beat up saddle bag on his commuter and he wrote a really funny piece about all the stuff that accumulated in there. I can't remember if it was in a Reader or the web site. There were normal bike things like tools and locks, but enough for five different bikes. Then there was crazy stuff like a big Channellock he took home to fix his water heater and forgot about, cans of fish and all kinds of other junk you would never need on a bike ride. I'm sure it weighed more than the bike. It was tongue in cheek and even he admitted it was ridiculous to haul around so much weight for no reason. If I was good at finding things on the internet I'd look for it, but I'm not.
On Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at 7:58:50 AM UTC-7, ted wrote: > > Which should be motivating you to do that experiment. > Ride your bike, weigh it, strip off the bags, racks, fenders, kick stand, > etc., weigh it again, and ride it again. > Note how many lbs you removed and how different (or similar) the striped > bike is to the original configuration. > > > On Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at 7:50:08 AM UTC-7, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! > wrote: >> >> 8 pounds, wow! That would feel like a huge difference. >> >> Nope, I’ll never not enjoy a mixte-style bike. I just cannot give up the >> freedom of not being constrained by a top tube. YOU should buy a Cheviot. >> Because having two bikes that are significantly different makes sense! 😜😂 >> All the cool kid are buying Cheviots. >> >> But wow, 26 pounds would be great! >> In fun, >> Leah >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Apr 8, 2020, at 7:43 AM, Brian Campbell <bdcamp...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>  >> >> >> On Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at 10:31:22 AM UTC-4, Brian Campbell wrote: >>> >>> Buy a Roadeo and put upright bars on it. I guarantee your Clem will be >>> relegated to "shopping bike" status afterward. >>> >> >> D'oh hit post before I finished! I have an AHH (old version) that with >> fenders,dyno lights weighs 26lbs. I had the same bike built up with racks >> and bags that I rarely used. When I removed them I save 8lbs and it made a >> huge difference for me. To me having two bikes that are significantly >> different makes sense. Having a non-mixte style bike might be something you >> really enjoy. >> >> I can tell you from my own experience riding a lighter bike can be more >> enjoyable. It simply depends on what you are using the bike for. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/5DfZJEj-hqw/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/89e69ca6-b91d-4ab9-9f46-e195071ed55d%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/89e69ca6-b91d-4ab9-9f46-e195071ed55d%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4bcd16fb-fa80-4beb-80bc-10f98b047ea0%40googlegroups.com.
