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Weight - what does it weigh, and do you really care?

Last post 06-09-2008, 9:05 AM by ThreeSpeed. 3 replies.
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  •  06-06-2008, 4:10 PM 1929

    Weight - what does it weigh, and do you really care?

    A couple of us have been discussing weighty issues in another thread. What does yours weigh, and how do you feel about it?

     

    "As a rule, substantial weight is a very good measure of quality. The two exceptions to the rule being bicycles and women."  Devil


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  •  06-06-2008, 7:39 PM 1933 in reply to 1929

    Re: Weight - what does it weigh, and do you really care?

    quite like a bit of "substance " to me women

     

    my little gt (silver one in pics bit) weighs 22lbs

    think wheels/tyres next for swapping

    however its not heavy enough to bother me unlike last weeks build ,a pace rc200 that weighs  24lbs with rc36 forks thought it would be 22 ish

  •  06-07-2008, 10:19 AM 1935 in reply to 1929

    Re: Weight - what does it weigh, and do you really care?

    The funny thing is, I have no idea how much my bike weighs, being as I don't have a scale in the house. But I know that it is a lot less than before the conversion, when it was a geary. I love that. I have a thing for lightweight backbacking, as well practice alpinism, where shedding as many pounds as possible while staying safe is part of the game. I think this habit is transferred to my mountain biking. Lightness isn't always best, but its hard to lose the mentality. On a kind of side note, I love combining climbing and cycling. Being able to carry what you need for a climb, and getting to the base on a bike, is refreshing. My alpinist tendencies are probably what brought me to SS in the first place.
  •  06-09-2008, 9:05 AM 1951 in reply to 1929

    Re: Weight - what does it weigh, and do you really care?

    Like WoodenArms - don't know what my bike weighs, though I'm pretty sure its quite heavy (OEM 29in steel frame with big tyres). I guess if I really cared I may have weighed it as we Do have some reasonably accurate scales.

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