SipperPhoto

hmm a bit of negativity here huh ? The model number isn;t important on a bike.. it is just that a lot of people (maybe like 60-70%) in my area ride Trek's and a lot of people spend a lot on their bike... in my opinion, they get bikes that are way above their level... now if you have the money, get whatever bike you want... at least in my neck of the woods... a lot of it is show...

I admit it.. I'm not the fastest guy out there... but I am faster than some... even on my older heavier bike I was faster... You do ride pretty fast... faster than me, as do a lot of guys in my club who are around your age... I would say the fastest guy on a regular basis in at least you age, if not older...

that's what I wanna be... the fastest older guy in the group

JEff

roadwarrior

Cool...

I also sell Serottas. Best bike made, in my opinion. About two grand to the mid six thousand range. These folks are not really fast (18-19 MPH average). But many I know who ride them are doing 300+ miles per week. Great comfortable custom built bike. Very expensive. But they are looking for maximum comfort.

Be fast...

roadwarrior

Nope..I like the other approach...80-85

SipperPhoto

Hmm those Serotta's are good looking bikes... I think one of the couples in my club ride a Serotta Tandem, and love it.. I could be wrong.. but I'm pretty sure it is a Serotta... they routinely do double and triple centuries on it, and love it...

Fast is good

Jeff

khuon

I didn't know Serotta made tandems. Are you sure it's not a Santana?

mjolnir2k

16.5lbs as listed in sig.

58 cm

Was hoping to get it under 16 lbs, but the cost per gram at this stage is too high to keep being a weight weenie. Guess I'll just have to start losing some "Grams" off of my butt!!!

mikemets5

Calfee Luna Pro
Campy Chorus
2 Arundel bottle cages
"heavy wheels" Velocity aerohead w/ Kevlar belted tires
Alliante saddle
Echo computer

18 lbs 11 oz

dexmax

a serotta tandem? I haven't seen one, but I would like one.

I had the pleasure of riding a Cr-Mo Serotta, not sure of the model, last week. I loved the ride.. And it was just my size..

BTW my roadbike weighs about 8.4-8.5kg ~ 18.5lbs-18.7lbs. It has a Cr-Mo frame, carbon fork w/ 105s.

But w/ the pump, tools, patch kit, spare tube, waterbottle, bottle cage, bag, etc. it goes up to 20-21lbs.

oxologic

If any guys remember the bike I talked about. It was over 20kg, over 40lbs. A steel hardtail, super cool.

Now my bike is a 2200. No!! not 2200 kilograms, I do hope it's 2200 grams though. haha, a 2kg bike, how good can that get?? Anyway, yes it is sub 8 kg or sub 18 pounds, I just love it. It's a real light bike, for it's price it's a huge bargain for such a light bike. If i do upgrade the bike to Shimano Dura-ace components, I can shave a lot more off. Anyway, now it is a Ultegra-105 mix, mainly Ultegra. A new wheelset and probably much more off. A new seatpost, saddle, handlebars, great man!! It will be much lighter. I don't use any bottle cages anymore, I use a Camelbak!! It is the best, huge storage capacity for water and plently of space for energy bars and my mobile : THE CAMELBAK ROCKET.

lotek 

Serotta did build tandems, but not very many.
There's one on the Serotta Forum's gallery, really
nice looking bike.
About as common as Colnago tandems (and they do exist).

Marty

Grampy™

I've never weighed mine but Airborne's website says it weighs about 20 lbs. (Carpe Diem, Cyclocross) As I ride it with saddlebag and peddals probably 22 -30 depending on how I'm loaded. (I do have a rear Rack I can put on during some light creditcard touring)

trmcgeehan

My 1985 Ross weighs 32 pounds, ready to roll. Not too fast up the hills, but it goes like a rocket on the way down. I figure I'nm getting a better workout than the guys with bikes 12 pounds lighter.

Lunigma

my old univega comes in at 24 pounds. it has some old 27s aluminum wheels. id like to replace these with a new lighter wheel set, i can't find any good tires for 27s and the cassette is a brick! how much lighter could my bike get with a wheel upgrade?

late

https://sheldonbrown.com/harris/wheels.html

Hi,
Harris carries a lot of older parts. I don't reccomend spending
a ton on an old bike. My favorite 27 inch tire is the Conti Top Touring 2000, but it's fairly heavy.

If you already have Alu wheels, you won't save much weight.
Tryth be told, you're thinking of replacing your old friend, you just haven't admitted it yet.

dcon

My Bianchi weighs in at about 23lbs. My Allez came in a little lighter ~21lbs.

STEVO820

this thread was dead for the last year haha

hi565

25 with water. well the bike is about 22.

RD Olivaw

I had the LBS wiegh my Trek 1500, with only the bottle cage, the day I bought it. It came in at around 21 lbs.

my58vw

My bike stripped (i.e. race ready) with the carbones tips the scales at 18.92 pounds (that is a 63 cm bike). With the wedge pack, pump it weighs between 21 - 21.5 pounds depending on ride length... with water around 24 pounds I think...

The you have the guy at the LBS... xsmall TCR advanced... 14.2 pounds race ready

Bike weights means nothing though... it is your weight and the motor that makes the difference.

elementary

so does anyone know how the rider weight to bike weight thing works? if i weigh 70kg on a 20kg bike, would that be comparable to to an 83 kg guy on a 7kg bike? The distribution of mass is obviously different, but i guess for climbing you,re still hauling the same weight up the hill...
on the other hand, in the first case, the centre of mass would be lower (assuming same geometry etc.), which would make for better handling (but perhaps no difference in work required??) i dunno
it's early sunday morning here. i havnt really thought this through

Pjmsj21

I have read that a general guideline is that the bike should weigh approximately 12% of the rider's weight. Obviously this is a guideline and like most guidelines may be inappropriate in alot of circumstances. However there is logic to the argument that there is or should be a relationship between the two. When you get to smaller lighter riders keeping this percentage gets more challenging.

orguasch

my bike weight at18 lbs, haven't weight it since I change to Mavic Ksyrium

el twe

Oh, you know...Somewhere around 30 lbs...

wld

Us older guys may have more money than sense but we need all the help we can get. I'm 63 riding a Merckx MXM and can keep up with more than half of the guys I cycle with. That said, the engine just cannot keep up with the young turks.

cryogenic

wow... talk about back from the dead... this sucker was a year and a half old. I wonder if the poster realized that he was dredging up such an old thread?