Originally Posted by
somnatash
makeinu, I can see your points and want to say that the narrow posture is comfy - but so far I could not get used to the knee/bar collusion risk, maybe with more practice.
Anyway, in another thread there arose the question how much weight you trimmed of your bike and if it was possible to get rid of 3lbs so get it to 15lbs.
Thats what my scale says about Carryme parts (and some expensive ideas):
- getting rid of the rear brake (incl. lever + cable) - which is rather poor anyhow so not too much sacrifice: - 317 g
- getting rid of the kickstand: - 93 g
- seatpost = 332 g for tune starkes stück =180 g: - 152 g
- saddle = 371 g for Steinbach = 150 g: - 221 g
- grips = 2x45 g = 90 g for brompton grips = 2x7 g = 14 g: - 76 g
- pedals = 408 g for MKS Promenade = 303 g: - 105 g
Total =964 g ~ 2,1lbs
some weight loss if one files away the to rear brake cable holders, polishes frame, changes screws to ti or carbon, probably bb, stem and headset are candidates.
More difficult:cranks (160mm and 4 arms) and the axles?
no chance to save weight in wheels, chain, chainwheel.
1. I did rear brake, kickstand, seatpost, and saddle. But I believe my Carryme started out a bit lighter than the newer ones (not sure why, but mine has a few less extra bits attached to the frame, a front freewheel, and a slightly different frame). My stock bike was 17.5 pounds or so on my bathroom scale.
2. I'm surprised that the Brompton grips are so much lighter. Does your Carryme have regular foam grips like mine or something else?
3. It would actually be very easy to save weight on the chain as there are plastic and mixed plastic/steel chains available in this size. There are also regular #25 chains (as opposed to the 25H, with thicker sideplates, that the Carryme is equipped with). Not sure if these would all snap in half on the first ride, but they are available and would certainly be lighter.