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How much does your fixed gear weigh?

Old 04-27-09, 01:55 PM
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How much does your fixed gear weigh?




haha i dont know if this is even correct.. 20lbs it says for my bike? show me some bike + scale pictures~ because "pix or it didnt happen"

EDIT:
How to weigh DIY:

(bathroom scale)
-get on scale by youself (no bike)
-remember your net weight = A
-get on scale again with bike
-jot down weight of you + bike = C

weight of bike(B): B = C-A
-post.

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Old 04-27-09, 02:14 PM
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Last time I weighed by BK it came in at 19.2 pounds. Probably 19.0 right now.
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currently mine is right around 15 lbs.
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Originally Posted by gospastic
currently mine is right around 15 lbs.
what are you riding that is 15 pounds?
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Originally Posted by jhaber
what are you riding that is 15 pounds?
carbon fiber.
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i'm riding a capo.
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15 lbs. is not that light. I have seen road bikes weigh in at LESS than 15 lbs (CF crank/saddle/frame/bars/etc) My fg weighs about the same as my road bike ~19 lbs. I bet you could get a pista concept down to 15 lbs no problem.
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a sub 15lb road bike also costs a **** ton of money.
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22, 25, 26, 27, and 32.
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My 60cm cannondale track is 18lbs.
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sixty fiver---how many bikes do you have? haha
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sixty fiver---how many bikes do you have? Haha
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17.5lbs. steel even, but smallish.
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mine is too heavy for me to care
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85 lbs.
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26 pounds.

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19#s
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On the bathroom scale:

Me = 172lbs

Me + my Pista = 189lbs

But that doesn't seem right at all.
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Originally Posted by dave22
On the bathroom scale:

Me = 172lbs

Me + my Pista = 189lbs

But that doesn't seem right at all.
^ Why not? Were you expecting it to be more or less? If less... oh well. If more... nice!
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I thought it would be closer to 19 or 20. It's a bathroom scale so I'm not putting too much faith in it. I just figured I'd give it a go when I saw this thread.
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I am guessing 32lbs
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Originally Posted by muckymucky
haha i dont know if this is even correct.. 20lbs it says for my bike? show me some bike + scale pictures~ because "pix or it didnt happen"
what building is this scale in?

i'm guessing my lynskey is about 17, and my trek conversion feels a bit heavier, but lighter than my roommate's clockwork, so maybe 19 or so?
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