Can you lift your bike with a single finger?
02-17-13, 09:27 PM
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Can you lift your bike with a single finger?
https://www.pezcyclingnews.com/photos...nd-1finger.jpg
I can't do that...I can, if I remove the wheels, I guess the 3-5 lbs does make a difference when weight lifting with a finger.
I can't do that...I can, if I remove the wheels, I guess the 3-5 lbs does make a difference when weight lifting with a finger.
02-17-13, 10:30 PM
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Yeah, and my bike weighs 40lbs. I didn't lift it as high as they did. I guess it all depends on how strong your fingers are.
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02-18-13, 05:53 AM
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My ~26 lb folding bike, yes, easily.
My ~40 lb (plus accessories that are on it) recumbent trike, no, although the weight isn't the biggest problem (finding somewhere that's near the center of gravity that I can get just one finger in is the problem).
My ~40 lb (plus accessories that are on it) recumbent trike, no, although the weight isn't the biggest problem (finding somewhere that's near the center of gravity that I can get just one finger in is the problem).
02-18-13, 07:26 AM
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i can manage that with a 31# hybrid.... probably be pretty easy with that carbon bike.
02-18-13, 07:26 AM
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I can not only lift a bicycle with one finger, I can flip off a whole car with just one finger.
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02-18-13, 06:16 PM
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https://www.pezcyclingnews.com/photos...nd-1finger.jpg
I can't do that...I can, if I remove the wheels, I guess the 3-5 lbs does make a difference when weight lifting with a finger.
I can't do that...I can, if I remove the wheels, I guess the 3-5 lbs does make a difference when weight lifting with a finger.
That's a Lemond Bueno Aires, not the lightest bike int he world, not sure what lifting it with one finger is supposed to prove.
I'm sure I can lift my bikes ith one finger but my brain tells me to use 5 when placing the bike on a rack.
02-18-13, 06:49 PM
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reading the responses, maybe the thread should be titled, "How much can you lift with one finger?".
02-18-13, 06:54 PM
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depends on whether I wipe them off first... and which bike?
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02-18-13, 08:58 PM
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Not the 1937 Schwinn. I'm lucky to lift it at all, but the mtbs I have- yes, minus the Mongoose Deception. It has a fat frame even my long crypt-keeper finger can't properly grab. What is the point, to judge the bikes weight?
02-19-13, 12:28 AM
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I can on all of my bikes, but my carbon Madone is far, far easier to lift up than any of my others.
02-19-13, 12:36 AM
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I can lift my 60 cm Trek Madone 6.5 using one finger. It weighs 15 lbs.
02-19-13, 03:19 PM
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I can lift my 60 cm Giant Defy Advanced with one finger. It weighs about 23 lbs ready to ride excluding water bottles. I have a hard time lifting my Windsor Tourist steel touring bike with two hands! It's north of 30 lbs. Way north.
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Riding a tandem now, so I'm not even curious if I could. Come to think of it, I'm not even curious if I can lift my single. I can, however, lift a 12 ounce bottle of beer with one arm several times a night. Does that count?
02-21-13, 10:33 AM
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This little guy can lift a whole X-Wing without using any fingers.
Okay, maybe three, but he doesn't touch them!
Okay, maybe three, but he doesn't touch them!
