Originally Posted by
dsbrantjr
An experiment is the only way to be certain...
As CargoDane noted below, I'm not too keen on the idea of subjecting my bike to any variety of water. That's why I'm asking, otherwise I would have tried by now...
Originally Posted by
CargoDane
It also has stupid-deep dish wheels, and I'm betting every hole in that the frame, seatpost, handlebars etc. are closed up on purpose.
So, is your bike that light? Does it use foam tape on carbon handlebars, have a carbon seatpost and saddle and so on?
It's a question of displacement. In other words: Volume vs. weight. If the volume is bigger than the weight, it will float. If not, it'll sink.
And no, I'm not dipping my bike in saltwater or chlorinated water to test it. I'm not even doing it in fresh water. Salt water, btw, is more buoyant than fresh water. You do the test with your own bikes.
Hell, even my handlebars wouldn't float, but then they're not carbon (Ti), and they're not covered in foam.
I realize it is carbon, but that isn't even close to sinking. As you might have seen, none of the bikes I asked about are anywhere close to 15kg, so I think it might be close. What is the volume of a 700 X 25c tire?