Mexican Street Dog

My build on an old Cannondale M500 frame with a Kona P2 rigid steel fork comes in at 23 lbs. I could definitely put on lighter wheels and probably drop a pound. That is as light as I can/will afford. It amazes me (and kinda bums me out) that you can get full suspension bikes that weigh less.

"Fred"

As you are finding out there is a huge range in weight and it also depends on the type of bike you have. The weight is probably the least important factor in the bike so don't let the internet and its crazy ideas get you worked up. Weight weenieism is a disease and there is no cure so stay away from ultralight bikes. This is coming from a severely infected rider that is obsessed with weight. Does it make me any faster? No not enough to measure but it does make it more fum to ride especially with a mountain bike. Light bikes are so much easier to throw around, bunny hop obstacles and they also take bumps better.

My Road Bike weighs in at 11 lbs and 13 oz.
My Full Suspension 29er weighs in at 22 lbs and 7 oz.
I weigh in at 152 lbs at 5' 10"

samburger

Time is better spent honing skills than trying to make your bike lighter. Dirt jumpers usually weigh a good bit over 30#, DH bikes that pro's whip around like nothing are usually over 40#.

So if it's tricks you're concerned about, understand that no matter how light your bike gets, it really comes down to you. If it's XC/climbing you're worried about, take into consideration that losing weight &/or building muscle & working on cardio will make much more of a difference than losing bike weight. Some of the guys with the 'weight trackers' in their sigs have lost more than the weight of their bikes since they started riding, & that helps in so many more ways than just with biking.

ed 

You little kids need to eat some pancakes.

I weigh 210, so me on my hardtail would be 242.

Daspydyr 

My Spark comes in at 25.6, I come in at 225. 250.6, sheesh, no wonder I can't climb. I need a lighter bike.

dminor 

Not sure I'd be able to get out of my own way. I'm 180 and probably really should be 170.

3speed

Wouldn't do me any good. At ~150lbs, I'm technically "overweight" for my height of 5'6"-5'7". I'm "supposed" to weigh 125lbs-140lbs. I've got a pretty athletic build and my metabolism doesn't let me gain weight even if I eat like a horse. I just hope it doesn't last until I'm 35 and then my metabolism dies and I get all fat even eating salads and exercising or something like that.

rnorris

Your metabolism probably won't change much at this point so you won't gain weight easily for some time, unless you really let yourself go. I'm similar, and 22 years past that benchmark. I gain weight a little easier now if I'm inactive, but it drops off in a few weeks once I'm back to usual activity levels. The drawback is it's always been very difficult to gain muscle mass as well.

crazyotte

The Jamis weighs 29, without saddlebag and me. With me and saddlebag, bout 231.

Daspydyr 

I've seen you, you need a steady stream of double bacon cheesburgers.

Wolfvegas

My bike is 37 pounds, I am 105 pounds and I rode 70-80KM in 2 days on a dirt road/gravel path.... Talk about a boss haha

rnorris

Hah, I didn't think anyone else here was that light... My 105 lbs. are well used though (50+)

Zephyr11

I'm that light when I'm in shape. #notracingweightrightnow

samburger

Damn horse jockeys.

Wolfvegas

Now that I think about it, 37 pound bike + a backpack full of **** like extra shirt, a 1.5L water bottle and a tire pump = like 8 pounds plus my clothes, im hauling an extra 50 pounds if ya think about it, half my body weight! No wonder hills kill me

ColinL

My MTB weighs 28 pounds right now. It has the stock garbage wheels so I could shed a lot of weight there. Also has a trail-a-bike collar on it.. that's a half pound or more.

craigcraigcraig

I think the stinky weighs about 37# my "road" bike is like 27#

Wolfvegas

You weigh twice as much as me, and my bike weighs more than yours.... that is funny good sir

KZBrian

Assuming my entry level Talus 3.0 is less than 40lb, Me, my bike and my gear together is less than 190.

RatedZeroHero

hmmm... I'm 6'6" and about 265 or so... it doesn't matter much what my bike weighs. I can't get all road bikey about it and shave a few ounces here or there... the question is whether or not it supports me going fast down a single track or two without crumpling...

if my bike weighed zero I'd still lose out to someone who is 175#...

krobinson103

I ride 6 hours plus on my mtb and the only limit is just how fast and far I want to go. It doesn't hurt unless I push myself past my limits. I could ride it all day of I choose to. I did put some dual purpose tires on though. They are good for both the road, and light trail use.

Sixty Fiver

35 pounds... without the cages and bags.

roccobike

08 Stumpjumper hardtail weighs in at 26.0 lbs with pedals, saddlebag and bottleholder. With me on it the scale reads "TILT"

Freefallman

I would guess that you're basing your "technically overweight" statement on BMI. BMI does not distinguish between muscle weight and fat weight. Since muscle weighs more than fat you can have a high BMI and still not be overweight. I know there are some measures of percentage body fat which are probably more accurate. BMI is a quick and dirty measure for a relatively inactive population.

BTW. I agree about losing weight before trying to shave ounces off a bike. My full-suspension stumpjumper is 32lbs.

purezerg

my Titus FTM is around 23lbs. i'm around 130lbs