Bike weight

[Cuchilo]

Ebay here I come

 

[bigjim]

Just back from a cold, wet 24 miler on the Raleigh Sprint. One thing I've noticed it seems smoother than the carbon bike and it's definately quieter. Almost silent.
The carbon job had Aero wheels whilst the Sprint still sports the original 36 spoke jobs. I think there was more of a vibration on the new bike.

 

[Brandane]

In Mallorca last week I hired an 8kg carbon bike. It was really good on the hills. But I can't say I enjoyed it any more than the 11.5kg Raleigh Sprint I've been riding all winter.
Thinking about it it probably wasn't even as good. Why's that?

That is good to know. I was in Majorca (Alcudia) last year, and didn't want to hire a carbon bike in case I liked it so much that I didn't feel the same about my ali Secteur when I got home .
I ended up pottering about - in the rain for 5 of 7 days - on a hotel rental MTB..

 

[Brandane]

My bike weights:

Specialized Secteur 9.0kg
Trek 7.3fx 11.2kg
Specialized Tricross 11.7kg
Puch Alpine 12.0kg
Trek 6500 MTB (carbon fork) 12.3kg
Carrera Vulcan MTB 12.8kg

 

[terry_gardener]

does people go by the weight shown on the manufacturer website or do you weigh it yourself.

 

[Brandane]

does people go by the weight shown on the manufacturer website or do you weigh it yourself.

I weighed mine on the bathroom scales! Very unscientific as some bikes have bits and pieces added, rack and mudguards in the case of the Tricross. Plus, it is difficult to balance bikes on the scale without affecting the reading.

 

[potsy]

does people go by the weight shown on the manufacturer website or do you weigh it yourself.

Weigh yourself on bathroom scales, weigh yourself whilst holding bike, take first weight from second

 

[terry_gardener]

my bikes weight according to website.
cube agree sl 8.1kg
cube nature pro 12.7kg

don't know what size they use, but mine are the smallest they do in the range.

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

does people go by the weight shown on the manufacturer website or do you weigh it yourself.

I get my bikes weighed at the LBS as I build from framesets manufacture quoted weights have no relevance

 

[NorvernRob]

My Planet X Sab carbon weighs 9kg including saddlebag + spares/tools, Garmin and bottles/cages (bottles empty!) Basically as I ride it apart from full bottles.

Tbh I'm considering ditching the 52mm aero wheels for something as light as possible, Sheffield is all hills and I need all the help I can get.

 

[Cuchilo]

Weighed in at LBS here aswell . They have the bike hangy digital scales

 

[maltloaf]

My daily pinnacle dolomite 4 with heavy open pro based wheels on including the tools I carry is 10.5kg. The bike I just built up alu frame carbon forks and 105/ultegra is a smidge over 9kg

The lump on the back of them is considerably more...

 

[oldroadman]

My S-Works Tarmac hits the scales at 13lb (5.89kg)

My S-Works Epic WC 29r comes in at 8.6kg.

Not weighed my Venges recently

Worrying that the Tarmac needs weights somewhere to hit the minimum legal race weight of 6.8kg. I wonder whether the UCI will drop this nearer 6kg in the near future. Everything is getting lighter, provided reliability and strength is not compromised then that's OK, but just getting silly light at the expense of strength is not perhaps a great idea.

 

[oldroadman]

I weighed mine on the bathroom scales! Very unscientific as some bikes have bits and pieces added, rack and mudguards in the case of the Tricross. Plus, it is difficult to balance bikes on the scale without affecting the reading.

Method - if you must. Stand on scale carrying bike, note weight reading. Put bike down, note new reading. Subtract one from the other and you have bike weight. Simples!

 

[Brandane]

Method - if you must. Stand on scale carrying bike, note weight reading. Put bike down, note new reading. Subtract one from the other and you have bike weight. Simples!

Wouldn't work on my crap-o-matic electronic scales. Depending on what part you stand on, angle of lean, etc., you can find the reading varies by about half a stone . So useful for comparison purposes only, or for weighing lighter items (e.g. bikes).