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Old 06-07-12, 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Onions
For my commuter, I got the lightest one I could afford on Amazon with decent reviews. It's a tad small, but big enough to hold my panniers, and, properly installed, is pretty sturdy. I've carried both panniers and two crates full of groceries bungeed on a few times, and it didn't even try to give way. I've been pretty impressed. replace the crappy aluminum bolts that come with it, though. they're awful.

https://www.amazon.com/Avenir-Rear-AT...dp/B0014URFPS/
When I build up my sister's bike, I think we're going to use this Planet Bike rack. It's cheap. It's strong. It's light.
https://www.amazon.com/Planet-Bike-Ov...7&sr=1-1-spell

Maybe for touring the Surly Nice was good, but really who wants to carry 80lbs of crap?? But for commuting, it's definitely overkill. I'm debating selling it and buying a lighter, less hardcore Tubus or Jandd rack.
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Originally Posted by HardyWeinberg
A bit more reasonable in the sense of 30% of the weight but 90% of the capacity... (and ~80% of the cost)
Good selling point.
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Old 06-07-12, 08:44 PM
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Old 06-07-12, 08:58 PM
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hahaha nice.
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For commuting, I find a rear rack is very helpful. Without a rack, you have to carry everything in your backpack, which is uncomfortable if heavy, and especially in hot days with sweat on your back. Also consider occasional need to carry something large or heavy, like sometimes when I need to mail some packages.

To answer your question, the heaviest "part" on my bike is the locks.
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Originally Posted by HardyWeinberg
I can't think of a single chunkier piece of anything to hang on a bike than a surly nice rack. Other than that they fit pugsley wheels and cost less than OMM racks that do the same, I honestly can't figure out how they sell those at all.

I do have one on my pugsley though, which itself is a giant chunky piece of a lot of stuff.
I think the SS wheels on my Pug weigh somewhere in the 10-11 pound range... am using a Filzer rack until I build a custom rack for my Pug.
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Old 06-08-12, 02:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver
I think the SS wheels on my Pug weigh somewhere in the 10-11 pound range... am using a Filzer rack until I build a custom rack for my Pug.
what's the total weight on that beast?? it looks monstrous.
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Originally Posted by vol
For commuting, I find a rear rack is very helpful. Without a rack, you have to carry everything in your backpack, which is uncomfortable if heavy, and especially in hot days with sweat on your back. Also consider occasional need to carry something large or heavy, like sometimes when I need to mail some packages.

To answer your question, the heaviest "part" on my bike is the locks.
what lock do you use?
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Originally Posted by SurlyLaika
what's the total weight on that beast?? it looks monstrous.
35 pounds without the rack and bottle cages... my youngest daughter calls it "Monster Bike" or "Bob" for short.

With the rack, cages, and spare tyre in the seat bag it is probably sitting close to 40 pounds although it does not feel like a heavy bike when you ride it as the rolling resistance on the tyres is so very low.
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Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver
35 pounds without the rack and bottle cages... my youngest daughter calls it "Monster Bike" or "Bob" for short.

With the rack, cages, and spare tyre in the seat bag it is probably sitting close to 40 pounds although it does not feel like a heavy bike when you ride it as the rolling resistance on the tyres is so very low.
My bike is on the heavy side and I am with you on that. I never have to climb as this town is so flat I never sweet extra pounds, just the wind.
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There's usually so much junk in my panniers that when I remove them, it feels like a whole new bike. That's probably a clue I'm carrying too much stuff.
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Originally Posted by mechanicalron
My bike is on the heavy side and I am with you on that. I never have to climb as this town is so flat I never sweet extra pounds, just the wind.
Although my hard tail is a better climber by virtue of being much lighter and having 27 gears to play with, the Pug is a much better climber than I would have thought. Have been riding in the valley in and along the river and hitting some single track and when it is time to come home the ride out usually involves a decent little climb.
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Reminds me of a story my father-in-law told about growing up on a farm in Holland: some guy would come around to the farms from time to time on his bike and haul away dead calves. Got a pretty funny mental picture from that one.
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Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver
Although my hard tail is a better climber by virtue of being much lighter and having 27 gears to play with, the Pug is a much better climber than I would have thought. Have been riding in the valley in and along the river and hitting some single track and when it is time to come home the ride out usually involves a decent little climb.
your Pugsley is also a 9 speed, no? You should post a thread all about the Pug. I'm sure ppl are curious about it.
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Originally Posted by SurlyLaika
your Pugsley is also a 9 speed, no? You should post a thread all about the Pug. I'm sure ppl are curious about it.
My Pugsley is a 3 speed with a 3 by 1 drive set up... the low gear is 29 / 35 gear inches depending on which drive cog I run.
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Originally Posted by SurlyLaika
your Pugsley is also a 9 speed, no? You should post a thread all about the Pug. I'm sure ppl are curious about it.
I think it would be cool to see a detailed thread on that bike as well.
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Originally Posted by SurlyLaika
what lock do you use?
saves time on the go.
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the Pug is a much better climber than I would have thought.

that is cool to know, I sort of want one,,, OK, BAD!
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Weighed my Pug on the Park shop scale today... came in at 38 pounds with the rack, cages, bear bell, front light bracket, and rear light.

Pulled the front wheel to weigh it (same as the back) and need to correct my wheel weight as each wheel weighs 8.1 pounds with a disc and a single cog.

The spare tube weighs 1 pound and it and it and the tail bag with a patch kit and multi tool adds almost 2 pounds.

When I added my usual kit of dual panniers, krypto lock, toolkit, pump, a full water bottle, bottle of beer (shop tip), and front light it curbs at out 50.01 pounds.

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I bought a hybrid to commute so I could keep my road bike as light as possible. I did whatever I needed to turn the commuter into a full on truck for work. Big peddles, rack and trunk. New seat. Lights, etc. Since I don't ride in dirt I changed the tires to something a little more efficient as an experiment. Changing from 60psi 32c tires down to 105 psi 28c tires gave me everything and more that I lost when I trucked up my commuter with all the add-ons.
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If you're such a complete weight weenie that a "3-pound" rack is too much, why did you buy a bike with a rack on it? And when you remove something, you take it off, you don't take it of.
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Originally Posted by fietsbob
Surly's racks are rather excessively heavy.. Front one definitely.
Tubus are a bit more reasonable, of the steel tube racks.
Except Tubus doesn't make a front rack with a platform and lowriders, or even just a platform.
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Originally Posted by megalowmatt
I think it would be cool to see a detailed thread on that bike as well.
They are a rather fascinating design and a really enjoyable bike to ride... will need to log some more miles before I file any longer reports.
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Compared to what I could have instead, some of my components are very heavy.

SON28 front hub when I could use a SON20R or Shimano 3N80.
Sun CR18 rims when I could roll some lighter hoops.
Brooks B-17 Imperial instead of a plastic shell
Velo Orange stainless 42mm fenders instead of SKS P45s.
Canvas/leather baggage (Berthoud and Carradice) instead of modern alternatives.

Yes, the bike is a tank; but it's a classy lookin' tank.
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Originally Posted by CliftonGK1
Compared to what I could have instead, some of my components are very heavy.

SON28 front hub when I could use a SON20R or Shimano 3N80.
Sun CR18 rims when I could roll some lighter hoops.
Brooks B-17 Imperial instead of a plastic shell
Velo Orange stainless 42mm fenders instead of SKS P45s.
Canvas/leather baggage (Berthoud and Carradice) instead of modern alternatives.

Yes, the bike is a tank; but it's a classy lookin' tank.
and built to last!
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