Originally Posted by
RogerB
Congrats! The hardest thing is getting past that mental barrier the first time. After that, it just gets easier.
You'll get in better shape as you go, and probably won't care so much about how much your bike weighs.
When I got home just a little while ago I lifted the bike I rode, then lifted my Kuota carbon bike. I think my Kuota weighs about what the chain and lock weighs. And the MTB already weighs a lot more, plus the laptop and the other stuff. I will get in better shape. I'll have to keep it up on the roadie.