Originally Posted by
corrado33
If you want to find out how much weight makes a difference, take a look at bike calculator.
Bike Calculator
Hint, it's not that much unless you're doing multiple hour rides very quickly.
But thank you for this thread. I was debating buying a cross check as a commuter. Considering the overwhelming positive attitude toward Surlys here, I think I'll go with it.
Originally Posted by
HardyWeinberg
About 5# w/o fork
What is confusing to me is that you often see people lamenting that their bike isn't as fast as they would like or that they can't go as fast on it as they would like, and so often people respond with something like "well those Surly frames are quite heavy".
Yet they are probably 1-2lbs heavier than a titanium frame that most people would say was "light".
At times it is all very confusing to a noob like myself.