Holy cow, my bike is heavy!
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Holy cow, my bike is heavy!
Out of sheer curiosity I weighed my loaded commuter this morning: 45 lbs!!
I know there's got be some people on here who hammer it to work on heavier loaded bikes, so lets get anti-OCP, and hear some numbers!
I know there's got be some people on here who hammer it to work on heavier loaded bikes, so lets get anti-OCP, and hear some numbers!
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I don't even know how heavy mine is. I'll have to weigh it. I know I was riding home last week and came across a cable streching across the trail. I had to pick my bike up and carry it over to continue.
I also carry a 9lb laptop to work every day. I almost couldn't pick my bike up! I'm used to riding a heavy laden bike (commuting, touring) but I may have crossed the line!
This a normal commuting setup for me (last winter w/laptop):
I also carry a 9lb laptop to work every day. I almost couldn't pick my bike up! I'm used to riding a heavy laden bike (commuting, touring) but I may have crossed the line!
This a normal commuting setup for me (last winter w/laptop):
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Mine was 45 lbs when it was partly loaded . I think I had my bag on it but no water bottle or clothes for work. Also I've now added a headlight with a big lead-acid battery since it's getting dark when I'm riding home nowadays.
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My bike is about 32 lbs when prepped for commuting, minus the panniers. With my panniers, I probably average about another five pounds, but I sometimes load as much as ten or even (rarely) fifteen pounds into the bags, so I've been pushing 45 pounds a few times, myself. I might take the front rack off (installed this summer for a tour) to save some weight - that would get me back a pound and half or so. Hey, it's something!
Anyway, when I get a new commuter bike, either next summer or the one after, I'm hoping it'll be a bit lighter, but it probably won't be, and I'm not going to worry about it very much. After all, it's meant for haulin'.
My campus beater bike is even worse than my commuter - it's an old Austrian Sears three-speed, and it weighs in at least 40 pounds, probably more like 45. The entire thing is steel, so 45 sounds about right. My old bike, which I got rid of almost a year ago now, also weighed around 40 pounds or so, so I'm used to heavy bikes.
Anyway, when I get a new commuter bike, either next summer or the one after, I'm hoping it'll be a bit lighter, but it probably won't be, and I'm not going to worry about it very much. After all, it's meant for haulin'.
My campus beater bike is even worse than my commuter - it's an old Austrian Sears three-speed, and it weighs in at least 40 pounds, probably more like 45. The entire thing is steel, so 45 sounds about right. My old bike, which I got rid of almost a year ago now, also weighed around 40 pounds or so, so I'm used to heavy bikes.
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OMG 45lbs!!!! And I thought mine was heavy at 33lbs, which does includes
almost everything (tire repair kit, co2, some rags, pull ties, water bottle,
lights, a few tools) except a change of clothes....
almost everything (tire repair kit, co2, some rags, pull ties, water bottle,
lights, a few tools) except a change of clothes....
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Ok so now I had to go back to the dock and do some weighing.
Bike only + fenders & rack - 25lbs
Bike fully loaded for commute - 46lbs
Rider - 230lbs
Tailwinds and downhills - priceless
Bike only + fenders & rack - 25lbs
Bike fully loaded for commute - 46lbs
Rider - 230lbs
Tailwinds and downhills - priceless
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I think mine's around 45 loaded too. Don't own a scale - but most have said that my model schwinn is heavy at 35lbs stock.
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Chipcom, that reply is too funny! I need to keep remembering to look in the mirror before concluding my bike is the one that needs to lose weight.
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Mine is 32 lbs with lights, seatbag, pump. With saddlebags and water bottle, it was 51 lbs on the commute home today. But I took home a laptop computer and a bunch of bike clothes that had accumulated in my office all week. My guess is that it's usually in the low 40's total.
Of course, I'm a lean, mean 140-pound riding machine. And if you believe that one, you can join me on Team Discovery in next year's TdF.
Of course, I'm a lean, mean 140-pound riding machine. And if you believe that one, you can join me on Team Discovery in next year's TdF.
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The hybrid used to weight 49 pounds ... but my electronic scale is crappy
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Mine is 76 pounds without my pannier loaded with laptop, pump, tube, etc. Much of that is the motor and battery.
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Originally Posted by Longhorn
Much of that is the motor and battery.
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My "all weather" commuter bike weighs 32 lbs fully loaded and my "good weather only" commuter bike weighs 20 lbs fully loaded. The riding position is identical on both and the gearing is identical on both, aside from friction (slightly fatter tires) and a bit more wind resistance (fenders) the only difference is weight. But there is a world of difference in the ride quality between the two. Sort of like the difference between driving a sports car or a SUV. And it isn't just the enjoyment factor, I use considerably less energy commuting on the lighter bike.
p.s. For some odd reason I weigh the same on either bike, go figure.
p.s. For some odd reason I weigh the same on either bike, go figure.
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Originally Posted by Longhorn
Mine is 76 pounds without my pannier loaded with laptop, pump, tube, etc. Much of that is the motor and battery.
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Originally Posted by GradualStudent
Chipcom, that reply is too funny! I need to keep remembering to look in the mirror before concluding my bike is the one that needs to lose weight.
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Originally Posted by chipcom
Ok so now I had to go back to the dock and do some weighing.
Bike only + fenders & rack - 25lbs
Bike fully loaded for commute - 46lbs
Rider - 230lbs
Tailwinds and downhills - priceless
Bike only + fenders & rack - 25lbs
Bike fully loaded for commute - 46lbs
Rider - 230lbs
Tailwinds and downhills - priceless
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EEK, I commute very light; no fenders but I "try" to stay out of the rain, and no racks just a back pack with a maybe a jacket-if I'm not wearing it, shoes and a lunch, plus two full water bottles, seat bag with assorted junk for on the road problems, and of course the full compliment of lights. The weight is about 29 pounds including the back pack.
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I have a 1985 Ross that weights 39 pounds. Once I get rolling, it doesn't seem to make much difference, except when I go up a hill. Down hill, it goes like a bat out of hell. I also have a 1995 Trek 1400 aluminum bike that weighs 26 pounds. I ride it over the same commute as my Ross. My elapsed times are nearly identical. Also, with the Ross, I figure I am getting a better workout than with the Trek.
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The ride got a lot more difficult for me recently. With the temperature getting colder I went to full finger gloves and the additional weight is just killing me on the hill.
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I don't know how much my bike weighs. But the good news is that the bike and my carcass together weigh less than me alone before I started riding. You could throw in my backpack and the whole package would still weigh less than just me a short time ago. (Give me a pat on the back!)
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As seen here, the bike weighs 42lbs. Not including any clothes or whatever that I would carry in the side pannier. But included in the weight is the contents of the tail rider bag which contains a few tools, a lock, spare tube...
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A 'weight loss' tip that I learned is trimming down the bag. If your bag has unneeded dividers you can just remove them. Mine had 2. I turned the bag inside out and cut them out...each weighed 10 oz...
When that bag wore out, I choose the lightest pack with minimal pockets-doo-dads and zippers.
When that bag wore out, I choose the lightest pack with minimal pockets-doo-dads and zippers.
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heh. i haven't the faintest idea what mine weighs. it's too mass-market even to look up online. i don't have a scale and i'm darned if i'll go buy one just to satisfy a feeble-minded little hope that my bike will turn out to be heavier than spinal tap, and get me belated cred with all those people (everyone) who are faster than me.
i'm growing this repressed compulsion to pick up every un-mine bike that i see and just bounce it gently. so far i'm restraining myself, because i can't imagine how i'd explain myself to any agitated owners, but i did do it to a gary fisher in the consignment store today. swoon. i don't want the durned thing, you understand, but . . .
i'm growing this repressed compulsion to pick up every un-mine bike that i see and just bounce it gently. so far i'm restraining myself, because i can't imagine how i'd explain myself to any agitated owners, but i did do it to a gary fisher in the consignment store today. swoon. i don't want the durned thing, you understand, but . . .