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Old 08-25-16 | 08:38 AM
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Bikes: It's complicated.

Originally Posted by Shimagnolo
Do actual weight measurements, and you might be surprised.
On my 64cm road bike, I found I had 2/3 of my weight on the rear, i.e. 33/67 distribution.
My 5'3" ex-GF had a perfect 50/50 distribution on her bike, (with drop bars).

For measuring, I put a bathroom scales under one wheel, and a stack of wood under the other to keep the bike level, then balanced on it with hands on the drops.

(I've since gone to a zero-setback post on that bike for a better fit, which also improved the distribution a bit.)
A good argument for "load your bike in the front first", which I read in Bicycling Magazine back in the 70's before the everyone started buying rear racks.
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