Because we just don't get enough bike weight threads here (I know), we need two at one time.

This forum just has such a unique blend of weight weenies, people who take pride in having a heavy bike and normal people, I think these threads are interesting, but I always find myself scratching my head thinking, "How can a bike possibly be that heavy?" or "Would a bike that light really work for commuting?" I'm hoping pictures will help. If not, it at least gives us yet another excuse to show off baby pictures.

So here's my stable. I think I've ridden all of these to work at one time or another except for the Ridley.

2013 Kona Jake -- 25.3 pounds


2015 Kona Jake the Snake -- 22.4 pounds (and note how nearly identical it is to the bike above!)


2013 Kona Jake the Snake -- 18.0 pounds


2008 Kona Major Jake -- 20.1 pounds (weighed without saddle bag, bottle cages and dirt)


2012 Ridley Excalibur -- 18.4 pounds


2001 LeMond Buenos Aires -- 22.1 pounds


1984 Pinarello Gran Turismo -- 23.1 pounds


1982 Trek 614 -- 24.3 pounds


2006 Kona Kula -- 26.0 pounds


2008 Surly Long Haul Trucker -- 28.8 pounds (including racks)

If you're going to list the weight of your gear, please picture it separately.

What besides the frame, is causing your LHT to be so heavy?

What is the best and most accurate way to weigh a bike? I have a postage scale at work and a bathroom scale at home. Balance on the rear wheel? Weigh the with the front wheel and back wheel on the scale separately and add? Hold it and subtract your weight? I ask, because I actually tried it once, and got many different readings.

That's good question. That bike isn't home at the moment, so I'm not entirely certain that weight is as pictured.

With a bathroom scale, I'd hold and subtract. I got the weights listed above using a $7 fish scale as shown in this video:

https://youtu.be/3J7TWIRIRJg

Isn't anyone else going to play? I know it's practically a duplicate thread, but hardly anyone posted pictures in the other thread and I know most of you have pictures of your bikes.

I'll play, but you'll have to wait until I get a chance to download the pics from the camera - probably on Sunday.

I really like what you have done in this thread, my bike is currently off road at the moment with a broken rear wheel, so I can't play yet, but will do so in a few weeks time.

About 45 lbs as shown, with full water bottle, cable and heavy disc lock, handlebar bag with tools, spare tube and other doodads, and empty panniers. About 40-42 lbs without the panniers and an empty shoulder bag bungeed to the rear rack. About 38 lbs without the easily removable stuff.

The bike was 30-32 lbs stripped down when I first bought it, sans rear rack. The original Specialized Hemisphere tires were much lighter but after several flats in one month I switched to much heavier but puncture resistant tubes and tires - about 5 lbs worth of tires and tubes. The Michelin Protek Cross Max tires alone weigh 1100 grams each, but worth it for my purposes -- nary a flat in six months.

I wouldn't mind a lighter road oriented bike for exercise and occasional short tours, but this orange beast suits me for now.

I was going to play - I hardly added anything of significant weight to either bike, other than a U-lock on the utility ride, so I'm going to just use the website weight values.

Unfortunately I crashed when I tried to change from the road to the sidewalk to get onto the pedestrian bridge by my 'hood. There's a sidewalk ramp in front of an autoshop that I've ridden on a bunch of times with the utility bike - no problems with that bike and its MTB-wide tires. Unfortunately, the Jamis' 35mm tires were still too skinny to not get caught on that damn ramp - which is actually an inch higher than the gutter. With a big new bruise on my knee, I took the rest of the weekend off from riding because just walking around rubs the bruise against the dressing/bandage.

That's a beautiful picture. The details about the weight are interesting. Every piece of it makes sense, but if you have just stopped at "45 pounds" I would have been scratching my head.

What, no pictures of road rash? Seriously though, that doesn't sound fun.

Yeah, it's interesting to see how much weight all the ... stuff ... adds, if we're honest enough to include it all.

Fixed gear 30 pounds as it sits here:

21.5 pounds:


Denali somewhere around 32 pounds although it currently has a hard shell and more like 40 pounds

How much did your chain case add? I vaguely remember you saying that bike was around 26 pounds before you started dressing it up. Am I remembering that correctly?

I never checked on the chaincase weight but I think less than half a pound*. It was 25 pounds clean, 2 pound steel rack, upsized battery pack and light is around 1-1.5, tools over a pound plus fenders.

*maybe a pound or more for the chaincase, since I forgot about the extra bracket I installed on the non-drive side. I have a lighter saddle and tires since it was 25 pounds so that extra weight has to come from somewhere. Pump under the rack. But it was right at 30 when I weighed it the other night.

23 lbs riding weight; blinkies, tools, pump and Brooks Flyer saddle...

Posted the picture link to my Koga WTR before .. It's at 45 pounds, tour ready.

Oh this was a 'My Bike is lighter than yours' thread .. Sorry..

I'm so envious of these light bikes! I think I ought to learn more about Kona bikes.

I propose a rule: weigh your bike with stuff bolted on but nothing else. This includes water bottle cages but not water bottles. It excludes strap-on tool bags. This is not so much for realism as it is for uniformity.

Resubmitted

2011 Origin8 Bully built up for city commuting weighing in at 27.5lbs as pictured. Weighed with a digital luggage scale I got for the task.



running a 1x10 drive train and narrow flat bars, I was thinking of swapping over from the hookworm tires to a set of animal ASM-R tires which would drop about a pound and a half. my Dahon silvertip weights like 4lbs less but it seems more sluggish pedaling, not sure why exactly.

I like that rule for bikes. I'd like to see bike weights without the daily load because my daily load will be different than anyone else's daily load.

At the same time I am also curious about what people are carrying. When I read that someone carries 30 pounds of stuff, it leaves me scratching my head. I'd love to see pics of a heavy load like this spread out on the floor. Seeing a pair of panniers and being told that they're holding 30 pounds of gear tells me very little. Seeing tools, locks, lunch, etc. spread out would let me compare that to what I'm carrying.

That's a really cool looking bike, but it's a little heavier than I would have expected. Do you have a feel for where the weight is, like frame vs. wheels and tires?

It looks like it would be a lot of fun to ride.

thanks, that bike is an absolute blast to ride, hands down my favorite bike I have ever ridden. the weight is probably all in the frame which is cromo 4130 steel no butting, the original bike was kinda a cheapy but I am dying to make a high quality custom frame based on its geometry which is fantastic. the hookworm tires I am rolling on are quite heavy too so that doesn't really help. I build the bike to be tough and compact, I used a combination of mountain and road parts and weight was not a big concern at the time, despite the weight the bike is quite fast and probably the most sure footed I have ridden with very smooth and aggressive handling on the street without being twitchy at all despite the 20" wheels.

[MENTION=335534]thugpipe[/MENTION], stiffness doesn't make as much difference as people usually think, but I bet that would account for a lot of the difference between your two bikes you mention.