Originally Posted by
MK313
Reading the 'How much does your commuter weigh' post got me curious as to how much stuff the average coommuter carries. I have a baisc tool kit on my bike (tube, co2 cartridges, multitool), fenders, a rack & that's pretty much it. I bring a backpack that carries my change of clothes for work & I bring my iphone & wallet. That is pretty much it for me. I see that some people have like 15 or 20 pounds of gear. My question would bem what you are packing that weights 20 pounds & is it stuff that you use regularly, or stuff that you carry 'just in case'? (Not judging, just honestly curious)
40 pounds total.
20 pounds of bike (3.3 pound titanium frame, carbon fork, carbon cranks, carbon rail saddle, alloy nipples, 2.0/1.5 spokes except 2.0/1.8 drive side, you think it'd weigh less) including rack.
Five pounds is
A saddle wedge containing tube, two allen wrenches, chain tool, pair of tire levers, patch kit, and pair of nitrile gloves +
lock (titanium), lights, full size frame pump, and water bottle
Fifteen pounds is loaded pannier of which six is a laptop that gets used daily and something is wallet + phone + keys + work clothes and fleece I wear inside because air conditioning is cold. There's also a light jacket for wind that I don't roast in, rain jacket which is very water resistant, rain pants, shoe covers, leg warmers, and long or short sleeve jersey (which ever style I don't wear on the way in) so I can handle anything from below 40 to 70+ degrees dry or wet. Plus another spare tube so that I don't need to use my patch kit for the second flat in one day. Plus a spare light so I don't get run over when my main light breaks.
I've used everything and both spare tubes (tire wire can be hard to find the first time).