Do I have the heaviest commute bike?
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Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
Just weighed mine (it's time to swap the summer and winter bikes about now,so the winter one is still in the flat) and it's about 16-17kg, without pannier, lock etc.
It's a rough estimate, my scales have a dial and it's hard to read the lines exactly while standing on it.
While I was doing it, I weighed the Galaxy, that's about 10. I suppose I should do the FCR when I move it upstairs...
It's a rough estimate, my scales have a dial and it's hard to read the lines exactly while standing on it.
While I was doing it, I weighed the Galaxy, that's about 10. I suppose I should do the FCR when I move it upstairs...
Chrisc
Guru
- Location
- Huddersfield
I think I may be in with a shout here. My Batavus Crescendo weighs 22.8kg without panniers or lock or water...
respect!Chrisc said:
I don't think of the Cyclone as a heavy bike at all. It's made for commuting. I'm puzzled by the tyres though - I don't equate wide tyres with anything other than off-road. Conti TT2000s last for ever, and are almost puncture proof.
gaz
Cycle Camera TV
- Location
- South Croydon
fossyant said:Ho..ho...my commuter is 8kg's..... without lights....add another kg... Just don't ask how heavy the rucksack is - it's heavier than the bike with locks...........
mine just tips the scales at 8.35kg with lights and mud guards.
lady_rider
New Member
- Location
- Norf Yorkshire
Wouldn't a bike-to-rider weight ratio be a better way to judge? My bf has legs like tree trunks so could probably spin a 30lb bike with an ease equivalent to me on a 15lb bike... SO... my commuting bike weighs in at 26lbs, add on the panniers of at least another 10lbs with everything I carry each day, total of 36lbs minimum. Bike weight:Me weight ratio is 0.28.
dellzeqq said:
Aye, I could probably spend some money on the Rigeback to improve it and tyres would be my first port of call. I bought those tyres not long after I started cycling and I was naive when it came to tyre sizing. In hindsight I could have got a much thiner tyres.
Now, however, having eperienced a proper road bike, I am lothed to spend money on the ridgeback. That's why in a couple of weeks time it will be getting replaced with a Ribble!
Coco said:
The cheapest!
OK not quite. I've gone for their winter trainer with the Xenon/Mirage drive chain. I've upgraded the wheels to Fulcrum racing 7's and have changed the handlebars to some ITM wing shaped handlebars. I'm hoping that the wing shape will help with the numb fingers I get.
gaz
Cycle Camera TV
- Location
- South Croydon
lady_rider said:
An intresting point.
Although i would do the ratio as body weight: bike weight. which gives you roughly 3.5
Mine would be 10.3
Chrisc
Guru
- Location
- Huddersfield
dellzeqq said:
I'm going to ride my 50lb Dutch tank up all the hills I live in all winter, then buy a 16lb roadbike in spring and fly up them thar hills. I expect to see a big difference!
WeeE
New Member
- Location
- Glasgow in Scotland
My modern-dutch-granny-bike is around 15kg with its back-rack, 28-inch kevlar tyres and all - 16kg or so with wheel lock, cable-lock & shopping panniers. Kinda gives me a warm glow to know it's not all that different from all those road-warrior steeds!
Still bloody hard to carry upstairs, though.
Still bloody hard to carry upstairs, though.
I commute (well sometimes) on my old British Eagle MTB is 14.5kg with rack and mudguards. I usually have one pannier, which I carry too much in. I;ve got slicks on it, and they really make a hugh difference.
Recently got a 2nd hand FCR1 which seems to weigh around 9kg with no mudguards etc. I've not commuted on it yet because its got no mudguards, and its been raining constantly. Its on 23mm tyres. But its so nice I don't want to get it dirty!
You really notice the difference in weight. It really flies, but its also a lot more twitchy than the MTB. The MTB feels far more steady and holds a line better. Perhaps its just a matter of getting used to the FCR. The MTB I've had 16yrs so I'm kinda used to it.
Recently got a 2nd hand FCR1 which seems to weigh around 9kg with no mudguards etc. I've not commuted on it yet because its got no mudguards, and its been raining constantly. Its on 23mm tyres. But its so nice I don't want to get it dirty!
You really notice the difference in weight. It really flies, but its also a lot more twitchy than the MTB. The MTB feels far more steady and holds a line better. Perhaps its just a matter of getting used to the FCR. The MTB I've had 16yrs so I'm kinda used to it.
peter_streetmachineGT
Über Member
- Location
- York
I got you all beat. The 70cm framed Dutch city bike I've been commuting on over the last 10 months (10 km each way) weighs in at 25 kg, or 28 kg with the front rack and basket. It's got 47mm Marathons, Nexus gears, roller brakes, hub dynamo, steel frame. mudguards, rear rack, hefty bi-pod stand and I typically carry a further 8 or so kg in my panniers. Sure, it felt heavy and unresponsive at first, but over time I've got increasingly used to it and steadily faster on it, such that I now match or surpass many riders on much lighter bikes. I won't be heading up any mountains on it but for my commuting purposes it's perfect and I wouldn't trade it for anything else.
