Originally Posted by
Buffalo Buff
Maybe it's because I'm tall but I feel like you guys are over thinking it. Handles? Hoisting it on the shoulder? ****, I just grab the top tube where weight is evenly distributed and go.
Yes, I just usually carry my bike one handed, although perhaps for a heavier bike or longer distance, I might have it on the shoulder.
However, for a smaller person, that might not be as easily done. So, a 25 pound bike for the average male may translate to a 15 pound bike for the average female (with variation among people, of course).
And then you get into big bucks.
However, if one considers a bike purchase as a long-term or lifetime purchase. Spend $3000 now. Ride the bike for 30 years, and one is down to $100 a year (same as a good set of tires will cost). And with inflation, it will seem like a lot less.