I was wondering why I always had trouble toting the S1 around folded. All those fenders/mudguards, rear rack, S-A AW three speed hub, etc. adds up an additional 4-maybe even more- pounds. It may seem like not much-but if you are female, and not blessed with alot of upper arm strength, well I am sure you all are getting the point. I am now thinking about putting the bike on a diet (stripping off the fenders and rack-don't really use them) and swap the Kenda tires for those Big Apple tires in the near future. I could deal with the weight if the said component/accessory adds greatly to the bike's perfomance.