Originally Posted by
Cyclaholic
If you drop the bike and you need to solicit passers by to help you pick it up then it's probably too heavy.
I've seen this happen, but it was with a motorcycle. Lesson was the same, though.
Originally Posted by
Cyclaholic
If you get t-boned by an SUV and the SUV is written off while other drivers need to flag you to stop because you didn't notice the impact then your bike is probably too heavy.
This is my fantasy.
Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
A handful of people have said a bike is too heavy if they can't carry it upstairs to their apartment. One person ( plus the OP ) lives on the ground floor to avoid this problem!
I'm a light sleeper, and as such have vowed to never live underneath another person, ever again. Hopefully someday I'll be able to rent a house that isn't in the ghetto, but in the meantime I find myself living upstairs. And since I can carry a 50 lbs bike upstairs, this has yet to limit how heavy my commuter bike is. Unfortunately, the stairwell in my current apartment building has one really tight 180 degree turn, which has thwarted my desire for a longtail extension to my commuter.
Originally Posted by
xtrajack
I also carry spare clothing, rain gear and most importantly, a towel a la The Hitch hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Right on!