Originally Posted by Shut up & ride
When I'm hiking I carry other kinds of weight: Full waterproof hiking boots, more clothing, wallet, keys, camera, napsack with lunch for me and the misses and sometimes extra water for my dogs. Maybe not 20 pounds, but a bunch of stuff that offsets at least part of that weight difference people noted.
Kind of, I think that biking is 20lbs more - assuming you are gone for approximately the same time you need the same addtional supplies - water, food, emergency jacket, wallet, keys - you may not need sturdy boots for biking, but you still need biking shoes, helmet, tools, tire repair kit, etc. - so overall I'd say the bike is 20lbs extra and the supplys/clothing/tools end up being a wash.
Camera and dogs are extra
Al