Commuting - Umm.. how much do you weigh?

Actually how much do you figure your fully loaded commuter weighs? I just weighed mine (out of curiosity..no weight weinie here :) ) and it came out to about 37lbs. I don't think that's much but started to wonder about others? Obviously there's probably a lot of variation considering all of the different kinds of bikes/equipment everyone is using. I'm riding with pretty minimum stuff..at least i think so. Cannondale with rack and trunk bag.
Jay

My laptop is the heaviest part of my gear: 7.9lbs. (Plus the power brick -- make it an even 8.5lbs) Book + notebook + spare clothes + backpack weight generally puts me around 20-22lbs. (Graduate student, 12-mile commute.)

One of my commuters weighs about 30 pounds, without personal daily stuff added. I load it up, its pushing 40 plus. It's the most fun to ride, if not the fastest steed in the stable. I think it's the steel rims and basket...

With me included....probally about 200lbs.

My loaded winterised commuter? An easy 38lbs. And then you stick my 230-lb plus clothes arse on top of it. Gotta be three hundred pounds of pain on the road.

My old commuter was heavy enough but my new Jamis Nova with Jandd heavy duty rack weighs about 4-5 pounds more. I think heavy duty really means heavy weight for stupid people to haul around on the backs of their bikes. I haven't weighed it yet but I'm guessing close to 40 pounds fully loaded. :eek:

Bike is 25 lbs as ridden with pedals, lights, Jandid Mtb saddle bag, trailer hitch for trailerbike and 700c x 28mm tires. I don't have a rack or fenders or any of that stuff though. My ride is only 3.54 miles each way so no big deal, honestly can't wait until my company opens it's new factory next fall (hopefully) as it will at least double my commute.

I do plan on getting a rack for the back.

Oh and the rider is 220 which I plan on getting lower (was 255 this time last year..I guess I don't get to say that for much longer huh?)

I don't want to know what mine weighs. The bike is 29 lbs stock (w/o rack, fenders, u-lock). The last time I was at my LBS I was tempted to use their scale, but I felt I would be psychologically handicapping myself to know exactly how heavy my beast is. I'm guessing its usually around 40 lbs. I carry plenty of tools, just in case, and I always have some books, which can get heavy. It's heavy enough that the last time a bike shop worker picked it up he asked "What do you have in there?" looking at the bag. I was packing light that day. I'd rather truck around a few more pounds everyday than break down once and not have a tool needed to get back on the road.

My Volpe fully loaded to work: panniers with clothing and lunch, lights, tools bag, etc. is almost 30 lbs. plus me at 154.5 lbs (naked) fully clothed perhaps 158 so brings me to: 188 lbs total weight on the road.
Corsaire

The bike is about 22lbs, the bag usually weighs at least 15lbs...

can't we make this a poll so can answer anonymously? Geesh, I feel like such a woman being self conscious about weight (no offense to females). Cyclists are worse than fashion models when it comes to weight.

havn't weighed my new bike yet, but I weighed my old setup one day before I went to work. 45lbs. Mountain bike (suspension forks), rack, panniers, laptop, clothes, towel, toiletries, tools, ulock and cable lock. I don't think i had my headlight at that time.

I'll have to set the new bike on the scale soon. I no longer carry the laptop every day, but I do have a headlight and heavy battery.

When I was commuting, my full-rigid steel MTB wieghed in at around 27lbs. Add in the rear rack, seat-bag and panniers and it was probably pushing close to 30lbs. Add in the lights, clothes, small "toiletry kit", shoes and other essentials (lock, spare tube, repair kit, etc) and it's jumped up to close to 40lbs. I didn't carry around a laptop in those days. Add in me plus a backpack full of school/work stuff and the whole package was around 175lbs. Of course these days it would be closer to 190lbs. I guess since I'd probably lug around a laptop and have gained about 10lbs. since then.

bike an bag = 50-80lbs.

with what i ride, i would not be surprised if our combined total topped 250 lbs... as I said in another thread, I carry too much $#it!

The bike is 30 pounds (recumbent), add another 15-20 for backpack, lunch, and tools. I weigh about 140. Probably close to 200 pounds loaded on the road.

'bent Brian

I think the bike is about 14kg. I weighed the panniers I drag with me every day and they weighed in at about 16kg.

I don't want to know what mine weighs.

Ditto.

Empty bike is 30 lbs, in colder weather the bike + load probably goes around 80.

My bike is 30 pounds stock.

I carry very little because I commute in my street clothes and shoes. I have a very light Old Man Mtn rack and plastic fenders. When I go to the farmer's market then I think the rear end of the bike finally weighs as much as the front. It's a recumbent.

Not sure about my gear. I carry a Timbuk2 bag stuffed with a powerbook in a protective sleeve/case, clothes, tool-pouch, ipod, lunch and, during the winter, a nite-rider battery. Probably about 15 lbs. total. Heavier when I forget to charge the NiteRider and have to throw the charger in too. That thing adds at least another pound.

I seem to be in the minority here as far as bike weight. My commuter is actually pretty light, at just under 18 lbs. Get rid of all those extra gears and related hardware and it's not too hard to make a bike light ;).

I'm right around 160.

That brings the total to slightly under 200 lbs.

-Trevor

Well, my bike weighs 32 lbs, my light weighs 2 lbs.. I don't have a rack or panniers, but I carry a backpack that ranges between 5 lbs and 12 lbs. I weigh 130. Figure a 10 lb bag on average + 34 lbs for bike & light. 176 lbs total. I'm a lightweight.

I just weighed my bike (2004 Marin Larkspur hybrid) - about 31-32 pounds including:
- rear rack
- freddy fenders
- studded tires
- kick stand

I typically ride with one panier weighing between 3 & 8 pounds depending on the day.
I would guess my total weight with winter gear would be around 195 to 200 pounds.

So... if I filled my tires with helium, what would be the effective weight reduction? Or if I rode around with 10-20 helium balloons, would the reduced weight be offset by the extra wind resistance of the baloons? :)

My track bike weighs 20 lbs. Besides that I carry a water bottle, a uni tool and a surly wrench. I'm fortunate to have a place to shower and store spare clothes at work and a way to get them there without carrying them on the bike. I recommend trying to pare your load. It really adds to the quality of the ride-running this light.

I'm debating on getting a new wheelset for my bike... it'll knock a couple pounds of rotating mass off, plus they're better hubs so they should stand up better than my cheapie joy-techs that came on the bike.

Rotating mass isn't as important as what people think it is.

So... if I filled my tires with helium, what would be the effective weight reduction? Or if I rode around with 10-20 helium balloons, would the reduced weight be offset by the extra wind resistance of the baloons? :)

You might want to consider the fact that decreasing weight by increasing bouyancy is not the same thing as decreasing mass.

Rotating mass isn't as important as what people think it is.


Bwahahahaha... try going from an X321 rim to a Trailpimp even with the same slicks.

This is something I've been meaning to do, so today I took the bathroom scale to the garage. I only commute 4 miles each way & have ridden each at one time or other. All have Brooks or equivalent leather saddles, all wt in pounds: 80s Colnago CX 22.8, Bianchi Trofeo wi fenders & light 23.5, Torelli GS 23.8, Miyata 710 24.4, Motobecane Gran Jubile wi SS fenders, bell, seat bag & light 26.5, Nashbar Sport RS wi fenders 27, Motobecane Gran Tour wi rack, fenders, bell & light 28.8, Specialized Expedition Tour wi rack, fenders, generator light 29.2, Gitane 29.2, Centurion wi rack, dynohub light & fenders 30, Raleigh Super Course wi rack, fenders, bell 31, Spalding hardtail MB wi rack generator lightset & fenders 36.

Actually how much do you figure your fully loaded commuter weighs? I just weighed mine (out of curiosity..no weight weinie here :) ) and it came out to about 37lbs. I don't think that's much but started to wonder about others? Obviously there's probably a lot of variation considering all of the different kinds of bikes/equipment everyone is using. I'm riding with pretty minimum stuff..at least i think so. Cannondale with rack and trunk bag.
Jay

I usually use a backpack, so part of the load is on my back. That said, my bicycle weighs in at about 40 pounds, ready to ride. I just bought some panniers, so that's gonna add some weight when I start using them (trips and such; not commuting).

This is something I've been meaning to do, so today I took the bathroom scale to the garage. I only commute 4 miles each way & have ridden each at one time or other. All have Brooks or equivalent leather saddles, all wt in pounds: 80s Colnago CX 22.8, Bianchi Trofeo wi fenders & light 23.5, Torelli GS 23.8, Miyata 710 24.4, Motobecane Gran Jubile wi SS fenders, bell, seat bag & light 26.5, Nashbar Sport RS wi fenders 27, Motobecane Gran Tour wi rack, fenders, bell & light 28.8, Specialized Expedition Tour wi rack, fenders, generator light 29.2, Gitane 29.2, Centurion wi rack, dynohub light & fenders 30, Raleigh Super Course wi rack, fenders, bell 31, Spalding hardtail MB wi rack generator lightset & fenders 36.

Maybe after Christmas we'll see a sign on the front lawn.........."ollo ollo's used bikes"

Quintana Roo Borrego (its a road bike, not a tri): ~18lbs (all Dura Ace). Its a fun, fast ride & I've been commuting on it for a few months now. No rack, I take my "stuff" in a backpack when I use this bike.

Trek 8700zx (carbon/aluminum) MTB. My really nasty weather commuter. W/racks/fenders/lights I'd guess 26ish lbs. A chunk more with the studded tires on it.

Waterford 1900 aka "adventure bike" (my steadfast tourer & "primary" commuter) w/racks/fenders/SON hub. I'd guess 30ish lbs.

Rotating mass isn't as important as what people think it is.
Yeah... but 1000g or more of rotating mass shaved off is going to make at least SOME difference.. plus a higher quality hub will keep the crud out better and probably roll better, too. My current joy techs are hardly impressive in any repsect.

Roger: I have a large, heated garage & the "fleet" just kind of grew over the years. How could I sell my babies?

Rotating mass isn't as important as what people think it is.
If you just start up your bike and never stop until you get to your destination then I would agree with you. If you have to start and stop over and over again, then the rotating mass becomes significant.

Cannondale MTB M900 CAAD3 with slicks, about 11kgs. Zoom Zoom.

CHEERS.

Mark

Well, I finally remembered to weight myself this morning as I was ready to ride.

Dang, no wonder I have had issues with my rear wheel: fully loaded my bike and I weight together 305 lbs :eek: , and 60 of that is the bike! Now of course I have to explain what is there (at least on the bike :rolleyes: ):
rack with two panniers with more clothes for work and for the ride home, because the temps are falling today
lunch with drink
first aid kit
minipump
spare tube
multi-tool
air gauge
home-brew lighting system with a 7 Ahr SLA battery (6 lbs) with headlight, taillight, strobe, and turn signal lights
water bottle
lock w/cable
full fenders
air zound II horn.

Last week I bought a new rear wheel (Velocity Triple V) and it rides sweet. Maybe I am ready to think about doing some touring. Happy trails!

bike + fenders + rack + lights + battery + lock = ~35 lbs
Junk I take to work = ~25 lbs
Loaded bike = ~60 lbs

Loaded bike + rider: 280 lbs.

the bike i bought here in Copenhagen is about 40lbs
my bag w/ laptop is 14lbs
i'm weighing in at about 155lbs

total = 'um...i was led to believe there would be no math'

Rotating mass isn't as important as what people think it is.

relative to the other mass reductions on a bike, it is.

My Tassajara with rack, trunk bag, the bug side pannier, water bottle, computer, fenders, lights, lock, tools, misc junk, weighs in at roughly 42lbs.

reading some or your threads is interesting, i ride a volpe w/ rack that is 30 lbs. then you add my 250 lb body and then my back pack with groceries that can be another 30 lbs the bike handles well and i like the way it handles

I think my Jake stock is about 25 pounds, the LED flashers don't weigh a whole lot, but I'll even bump that to 26 pounds just in case someone thinks I'm cheating. :)

Me = 240
Bike = 26
Messenger Bag Loaded = 20-50 pounds (I've been known to carry things like car batteries)

Total = 286-316

The bike and load weigh 80 lbs. While touring 100 lbs. A good rule of thumb is your load does twice as much damage to your wheels as your body weight because on an unloaded bike you jump over obsticles. Most of the weight is tools. For commuting I could ride an unloaded bike but I like to see what holds up under touring loads.

bike : 21lbs

bag : 14lbs

me: 220 lbs

whole shebang: 255lbs.

edit: forgot lights and bottle, 24lbs for the bike then, 258lbs total....my bad

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This Trek 520 is 38lbs as you see it, with the one Ortlieb. Add 230 for the Clydesdale.
http://i11.tinypic.com/2hoiwxt.jpg

The other bag goes on this Trek 930, and weighs 44lbs with the same commute load, plus rain gear.
http://i17.tinypic.com/44rbn6a.jpg

I don't know. The bike, gear and myself... just a pound or two under 20 stone I'd say.

So... if I filled my tires with helium, what would be the effective weight reduction? Or if I rode around with 10-20 helium balloons, would the reduced weight be offset by the extra wind resistance of the baloons? :)
Depends if the balloons are aero (http://www.airchive.com/airline%20pics/ORD%20STORE/AA%20BALLOON%20PLANE.jpg) or not.

The bike itself weighs about 35 lbs. With all the stuff I carry, I'd say it's 55-75 lbs depending on the day. While I am not going to be sharing my exact weight with you guys, I will say that I have been referred to as a Valkyrie on more than one occasion. Those Breezer U-frames hold up nicely. :D

Hey.. I just noticed... this thread is really old.