With my commuting bike can run up to 42 pounds including front rack and rack top bag, Carradice Nelson Longflap in back, home-made headlights with a big battery pack, leather saddle, tools, tubes, pump, fenders, 700 x 35 flat-resistant tires, bottles and cages, and a change of clothing on board. It feels *heavy*, but everything on it is there for a reason.
One exhibitor at NAHBS today had a carbon racing frame that weighs out at exactly 700 grams. Less than a Schwalbe Big Apple tire! It's astonishing how little a carbon frame tube weighs. I'm not totally weight obsessed, but I do pay some attention to weight in most of my bike builds, and don't tend to carry around more than I need to. Bill On Mar 1, 11:15 pm, Ryan Ray <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a 64cm road bike and I just made the mistake of weighing it. 35 lbs. > THIRTY. FIVE. > > It seems astronomical but is it? It's not like I have a dutch city bike > (well it IS Dutch but a touring bike). Is 35lbs excessive? I kept my pump, > an acorn bag, patch equipment and tools and fenders all on it. > > It's the same bike Iv'e posted before... > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanrray/6747584237/in/photostream -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
