Originally Posted by
BlazingPedals
One thing to bear in mind, front fairings work best with bikes that have a more upright seat. For a really laid-back bike, front fairings don't do much more than increase the frontal area and produce a bigger speed-sucking draft at the rear.
Well, maybe so, but they're still good for all weather use.
I'm leaning towards the Easyracer Titanium Javelin. It's supposedly only 19 pounds with pedals and seat. A rollup removable carbon fairing should do the trick in bad weather and if I find that it makes me faster then I can upgrade to a lighter double bubble for permanent use. Either way it should remain in the 20 pound range with room for further weight weenieism.
I'm not sure what the price would be, but due to the simple monotube frame the steel Javelins are going for half the price of the popular steel Easyracers Gold Rush model. I think a test ride is in order. Although monotubes can be a bit flexy, at 130lbs with rocks in my pockets it could work for me.
The Velocraft VK2 makes me drool, but I hate to say that an Easyracer would probably be more appropriate for my utilitarian usage. Does anyone have any other suggestions?