Originally Posted by
LittlePixel
I thought this thread had already clarified most people's reasons for lightening their brompton was for the carrying of it when not riding rather than weenyness in the saddle.
It isn't mentioned as a reason by anyone but you and Chenry Huw, and then only in passing. Weight features massively in the promotion of all kinds of bikes and in non -carried bike discussions. For a lot of people the search for the ultimate feather weight bike has become a sort of search for the Grail, whether they carry it around or not. I suspect that a lot of perceived improvement in light bikes is as much a matter of placebo effect as anything else. Of course there are nice responsive bikes and absolute dogs, but I doubt that a pound or two here and there is the defining difference between them.