NO! I am not a weight weenie!
I can't AFFORD to be! But I figure, o.k., I got a basically light bike, but not light by road biking standards. I mean,
I don't want one of those 40 pound cast iron jobs, but I can't see spending $500 - $1,000 extra to save a few pounds. If I did that, how could I justify loading up with 15 pounds of junk to take to work? My Kryptonite U-lock alone would be worth hundreds of dollars, by those standards! Also, I'll never carry as much extra weight on my bike to equal the 25 pounds of fat I lost from my body!
I met up with a guy a while ago when riding home from work. I asked him how he liked his bike. He said the frame (road bike) kept cracking on him. This was his third bike! He said every time it cracked, the company gave
him a new one! He said as long as they keep doing that, he'll keep riding it. I'm thinking it's like when you call up
Pizza (name unknown) and complain about their pizza, and they send you a coupon for another pizza. Give me a
massive break. I don't want the same crappy pizza!