Originally Posted by
Doug64
I'm not trying to hijack your thread, but I had the same thoughts the other night when I weighed my bike. I put a new wheel set on it with bigger tires, and was wondering about the weight. I almost posted a threaad at that time wondering what some of the other folks' bikes where weighing in at. Mine is a 58 cm Volpe and with racks, fenders, seat bag and pump weighs in at 31 lbs. My gear on the last trip weighed 40 lbs without water. So, approximately 70-75 lbs loaded.
No worries... All my weight is pretty much my 14lb Kryptonite New York chain. lol. I have though long and hard about carrying it on the rack in my trunk bag. I hate the weight of it but love the security as it can go though the frame and both wheels and still go around a tree at 5'5" long.
another question: would it be better to put my heavy chain in a backpack as it might spread the load to the center of the bike? mind you I dont have double walled rims i dont think
Thanks ahead of time.