Road Cycling - Bikes and Weight

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AbsoluteZ3RO
09-19-07, 02:12 PM
What would you say a good weight for a bike would be if:

1. You are just getting into the hobby and want to spend less than $1000

2. You are serious about biking as a hobby and want to get something that won't keep you from riding with the A group (obviously this is much more about your fitness, but how heavy are most A group riders bikes)

3. You want to race

4. You are starting to count grams in the single digits

dcvelo
09-19-07, 02:23 PM
If you mean you can spend around $1,000 on a bike, then the only thing that will keep you from hanging with the A group is lack of ability. For that money you can get a pretty decent road bike...it won't weigh 15 pounds, but that shouldn't matter. As for ability, I assume you know you can't buy that....

Counting grams is pretty pointless at most levels of the sport.
waterrockets
09-19-07, 02:35 PM
If you mean you can spend around $1,000 on a bike, then the only thing that will keep you from hanging with the A group is lack of ability. For that money you can get a pretty decent road bike...it won't weigh 15 pounds, but that shouldn't matter. As for ability, I assume you know you can't buy that....

Counting grams is pretty pointless at most levels of the sport.

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gcasillo
09-19-07, 02:53 PM
19 lbs. (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170148936961)

MODS: feel free to slap me for blatant commercialism.
within
09-19-07, 03:04 PM
I used to ride a Specialized allez elite and it was about 20lbs. $1000 new. Upgraded the wheels and dropped the weight to around 18lbs. I sold the thing a year later for $500 so, there are some good deals to be had for under $1000 for sure.

Not sure about weight of A-rider bikes, but on somof the faster (racer) type group rides around here, there is a wide, wide range of bikes, and therefore weight. I'm guessing at least a 5lbs spread?

Don't worry about counting grams until you ride a while and figure out what you like. Further, I think it doesn't make sense to count grams with the budget your talking about.
djbowen1
09-19-07, 03:10 PM
there are guys flying past me on Steel bikes from 10 years ago, dont worry about the weight. Your prob looking around 19 pounds.