Mountain Biking - How much does/should your MTB weigh?

Im new to this, another noob question but an interesting on! So what does your bike weigh and how much does it with you on it?;)


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This is a rare thread that shows up around once per quarter or less.

It should weigh what you can monetarily justify. Of you're making money with it..our wiping your butt with twenties...then I'd say in the 18-22lb range. If you're the sole provider for your family like myself, then sky's the limit.


My hardtail is 32lbs. My dually is 34. My rigid is 25.

Rule of thumb I guess would be: XC race bike - sub-24 lbs(?); Dual-susp. trailbike - one side or the other of 30; Downhill race bike - sub 40 . . . in an ideal world.

Mine: Xc hardtail - 27#; dirt jumper - 32-34; dual susp. trailbike - 40#; downhill race bike - 41.5#

My weenie FS is around 25lbs. Hardtail is 33ish. Rigid 24" is also around 33, I believe.

My FS weighs somewhere around 32#, & around 170-175# with me on it.

41.5#

Did we just get an official weight rating on the Yeti?! I thought that was top secret!;)

Dirt Jumper: 26.4 pounds

24: 27 pounds

Road: 16.8 pounds.

Gary Fisher Hifi Pro 27.5 lbs. (FS)
Cannondale F600 (light duty hardtail) also 27.5

Self on either bike with light pack, about 145 lbs. total

my daily everyday full suspension is 33#. my road bike is 17# i don't know or care what my other bikes weigh.

how much *should* a mountain bike weigh? i think that is a sort of silly question. there is no *should,* there is only what the bike weighs.

My XC hardtail can go out in several setups depending what I'm doing with it.

22.5 pounds in training mode, with the heavier wheelset/tires/cassette and a suspension fork.
21 pounds in raceday mode, with the raceday wheelset/tires/cassette and a suspension fork
Below 19 pounds in Midnight Century mode, with the raceday wheelset/cassette, superlight 1.9" tires and a rigid fork.

I weigh about 160 pounds with helmet and cycling clothes. Drinks can vary from a single waterbottle, to a Camelbak, to bottles plus a Camelbak, depending on the weather and the epic-ness of the ride. For a practice lap of the Midnight Century route on a hot summer day (over 90°F) I can burn through 8 quarts or more of Gatorade, which weighs nearly as much as the bike itself:

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/mechBgon/Elite99/IMG_0538.jpg
This, plus a Camelbak and bottles in my jersey pockets. Supertanker! :D

XL SS rigid Karate Monkey = 27#
20L SS 140mm Kona Honzo = 30#

Add 250# for me & all my gear.

you guys do century rides on a mtb? that sounds excruciatingly painful...

you guys do century rides on a mtb? that sounds excruciatingly painful...

Considering it's 40% gravel roads, a road bike would be worse overall. Fresh course records have been set for three years in a row by 26" XC-race hardtails (ridden by myself). I'm hoping to take it down to about a 5:20 this year; I've done a daytime lap at 5:22 before. Officially, the course record is 5h 45m (http://app.strava.com/segments/1019458) but this does include me stopping many times to spray smilie-faces and/or directional arrows with spray-chalk for the rest of the riders, as well as stopping to set up a snack/water cache I'd stashed earlier. And of course, the all-important Tear-Off Smilie Poster:

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/mechBgon/IMG_0034-3.jpg

Anyway yeah, riding on pitch-dark washboarded gravel farm roads at 3AM, fully self-supported, certainly can be painful, moreso when you're gunning for a personal best. That's just one of several painful things I do with a mountain bike :D For the MC, I take ibuprofen tablets along.

My MTBs weigh more than my road bike but less than my varsity.

you guys do century rides on a mtb? that sounds excruciatingly painful...

Why should it be? If a bike fits you properly, there is no reason you can't spend many hours in the saddle. Probably want to put on some slick tires, though.

It should weigh the sum of all the parts. If you are a part add that in too.

My FS 5" travel Moab style XC bike: 25 lbs. On this I can do 10hr centuries and as techie single track as I can muster.

just for the hell of it, i weighed my singlespeed....25 pounds. i'm so fat it doesn't matter how light my bikes are, i will still be the last one up the hill.

:thumb: I want to ride with you.

Don't know, but it's a lower-end bike, so heavier than what y'all have posted I'm guessing. Meh, heavier = better workout.

Hybridized Mountain bike 37lbs and growing.

My GF Wahoo (hardtail) all up with 56 ounces of water (two light weight containers), speedo, horn, pump, lights, fenders (soon to come off), seat bag w/tools & spare rations is 40.1. Best weight loss strategy? Me losing 15.

You guys are wrong. There is a weight that a MTB should weigh. It's 32lbs. Just so happens that's what my hardtail weighs, so I'm good there. :) Now if I can just learn to ride it even close to it's potential...

With me on it and my Camelbak, clothes, and helmet, I'd say add ~160lbs. So ~192lbs! Never thought of that, but my bike and I with gear are close to 200lbs. Wow.

23 lbs:
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk20/Dilberto88/DSCN0882.jpg

15.5 lbs:
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk20/Dilberto88/DSCN1131.jpg

18 lbs:
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk20/Dilberto88/Light%20Bikes/DSCN0336.jpg

17 lbs:
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk20/Dilberto88/Light%20Bikes/DSCN0720.jpg

I like me some LIGHT BIKE....

Both my mountain bikes that get used for off road are steel... the rigid Moulden XC is 23 pounds and my Rocky Mountain Blizzard that rocks some beefier tyres is 24.

Am building up an '88 Kona Explosif and am aiming for something in the 21-22 pound range as a full rigid.

My build on an old Cannondale M500 frame with a Kona P2 rigid steel fork comes in at 23 lbs. I could definitely put on lighter wheels and probably drop a pound. That is as light as I can/will afford. It amazes me (and kinda bums me out) that you can get full suspension bikes that weigh less.

Im new to this, another noob question but an interesting on! So what does your bike weigh and how much does it with you on it?;)


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As you are finding out there is a huge range in weight and it also depends on the type of bike you have. The weight is probably the least important factor in the bike so don't let the internet and its crazy ideas get you worked up. Weight weenieism is a disease and there is no cure so stay away from ultralight bikes. This is coming from a severely infected rider that is obsessed with weight. Does it make me any faster? No not enough to measure but it does make it more fum to ride especially with a mountain bike. Light bikes are so much easier to throw around, bunny hop obstacles and they also take bumps better.

My Road Bike weighs in at 11 lbs and 13 oz.
My Full Suspension 29er weighs in at 22 lbs and 7 oz.
I weigh in at 152 lbs at 5' 10"

Time is better spent honing skills than trying to make your bike lighter. Dirt jumpers usually weigh a good bit over 30#, DH bikes that pro's whip around like nothing are usually over 40#.

So if it's tricks you're concerned about, understand that no matter how light your bike gets, it really comes down to you. If it's XC/climbing you're worried about, take into consideration that losing weight &/or building muscle & working on cardio will make much more of a difference than losing bike weight. Some of the guys with the 'weight trackers' in their sigs have lost more than the weight of their bikes since they started riding, & that helps in so many more ways than just with biking.

You little kids need to eat some pancakes.

I weigh 210, so me on my hardtail would be 242.

My Spark comes in at 25.6, I come in at 225. 250.6, sheesh, no wonder I can't climb. I need a lighter bike.

You little kids need to eat some pancakes.Not sure I'd be able to get out of my own way. I'm 180 and probably really should be 170.

You little kids need to eat some pancakes.
Wouldn't do me any good. At ~150lbs, I'm technically "overweight" for my height of 5'6"-5'7". I'm "supposed" to weigh 125lbs-140lbs. I've got a pretty athletic build and my metabolism doesn't let me gain weight even if I eat like a horse. I just hope it doesn't last until I'm 35 and then my metabolism dies and I get all fat even eating salads and exercising or something like that. :(

I've got a pretty athletic build and my metabolism doesn't let me gain weight even if I eat like a horse. I just hope it doesn't last until I'm 35 and then my metabolism dies and I get all fat even eating salads and exercising or something like that. :(

Your metabolism probably won't change much at this point so you won't gain weight easily for some time, unless you really let yourself go. I'm similar, and 22 years past that benchmark. I gain weight a little easier now if I'm inactive, but it drops off in a few weeks once I'm back to usual activity levels. The drawback is it's always been very difficult to gain muscle mass as well.

The Jamis weighs 29, without saddlebag and me. With me and saddlebag, bout 231.

Not sure I'd be able to get out of my own way. I'm 180 and probably really should be 170.

I've seen you, you need a steady stream of double bacon cheesburgers.

My bike is 37 pounds, I am 105 pounds and I rode 70-80KM in 2 days on a dirt road/gravel path.... Talk about a boss haha

My bike is 37 pounds, I am 105 pounds and I rode 70-80KM in 2 days on a dirt road/gravel path.... Talk about a boss haha

Hah, I didn't think anyone else here was that light... My 105 lbs. are well used though (50+) :p

Hah, I didn't think anyone else here was that light... My 105 lbs. are well used though (50+) :p
I'm that light when I'm in shape. #notracingweightrightnow

Damn horse jockeys.

Now that I think about it, 37 pound bike + a backpack full of **** like extra shirt, a 1.5L water bottle and a tire pump = like 8 pounds plus my clothes, im hauling an extra 50 pounds if ya think about it, half my body weight! No wonder hills kill me

My MTB weighs 28 pounds right now. It has the stock garbage wheels so I could shed a lot of weight there. Also has a trail-a-bike collar on it.. that's a half pound or more. :D

I think the stinky weighs about 37# my "road" bike is like 27#

You little kids need to eat some pancakes.

I weigh 210, so me on my hardtail would be 242.

You weigh twice as much as me, and my bike weighs more than yours.... that is funny good sir

Assuming my entry level Talus 3.0 is less than 40lb, Me, my bike and my gear together is less than 190.

hmmm... I'm 6'6" and about 265 or so... it doesn't matter much what my bike weighs. I can't get all road bikey about it and shave a few ounces here or there... the question is whether or not it supports me going fast down a single track or two without crumpling...

if my bike weighed zero I'd still lose out to someone who is 175#...

hy should it be? If a bike fits you properly, there is no reason you can't spend many hours in the saddle. Probably want to put on some slick tires, though.

I ride 6 hours plus on my mtb and the only limit is just how fast and far I want to go. It doesn't hurt unless I push myself past my limits. I could ride it all day of I choose to. :) I did put some dual purpose tires on though. They are good for both the road, and light trail use.

35 pounds... without the cages and bags.

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/2012pug5.JPG

08 Stumpjumper hardtail weighs in at 26.0 lbs with pedals, saddlebag and bottleholder. With me on it the scale reads "TILT"

Wouldn't do me any good. At ~150lbs, I'm technically "overweight" for my height of 5'6"-5'7". I'm "supposed" to weigh 125lbs-140lbs. I've got a pretty athletic build and my metabolism doesn't let me gain weight even if I eat like a horse. I just hope it doesn't last until I'm 35 and then my metabolism dies and I get all fat even eating salads and exercising or something like that. :(


I would guess that you're basing your "technically overweight" statement on BMI. BMI does not distinguish between muscle weight and fat weight. Since muscle weighs more than fat you can have a high BMI and still not be overweight. I know there are some measures of percentage body fat which are probably more accurate. BMI is a quick and dirty measure for a relatively inactive population.

BTW. I agree about losing weight before trying to shave ounces off a bike. My full-suspension stumpjumper is 32lbs.

my Titus FTM is around 23lbs. i'm around 130lbs