Do I have the heaviest commute bike?

[BentMikey]

Surely your street machine is much heavier still?

 

[peter_streetmachineGT]

Surely your street machine is much heavier still?

No, the Streetmachine, with its two racks and hub dynamo, weighs in at a feather-weight 20kg.

What was your old bike that weighed 20kg?

 

[HLaB]

No idea the weight of the Velocity but it feels like it weighs a tonne. Part of this may be because I'm lugging around a Kyrptonite NY 3000 and a kyrptoflex cable on 700 x 37c tyres plus lights and pannier.

 

[Peter10]

My commuter is only about 7.5kg without lights etc, but then add a good 90kg for me and another 5-7kg for my rucksack! I'm only going 7-10 miles (depending where I am working that day). I use old mountain bikes at work all day which probably weigh in at over 15kg.

 

[Bman]

At first I assumed this was a new thread, and thought: "What, Magnatom is moving house again! oh, wait, that was last year "

My bike weighs in at 13-14kg, with lights. But it is a MTB with front suspension.

 

[BentMikey]

It was my Hurricane, and older one with a steel swing arm and 3.5kg tail box.

 

[Bigsharn]

My trike's 32kg without water, locks and lights

It's going to be a bit more when I get the basket replaced with a solid storage box

 

[RedBike]

My Kona smoke weighed about 14kg I think. After owning it for just a week I sold it on because it was just too heavy. Having read this thread I'm thinking I might have been a bit hasty.

 

[MacB]

My Kona smoke weighed about 14kg I think. After owning it for just a week I sold it on because it was just too heavy. Having read this thread I'm thinking I might have been a bit hasty.

Hmmm, possibly, I tend to view commuting, or training, as a different beast and I really enjoy the feeling of a bike 2/3 of the weight at the weekend. If I rode a light bike all the time I'd lose that feeling and probably wouldn't get as much exercise. I know that theoretically you can expend the same effort and just go faster on the commutes etc. But, in reality, the traffic wouldn't always accomodate that.

 

[Bollo]

Agree with MacB. My commuter bike isn't very heavy on it's own, but one some days doubles in weight when I'm laden down with the crap that I transport to and from work daily. Also, the thicker tyres and more relaxed geometry just make it feel a bit sluggish. Climbing on the 8kg vanity bike is like driving a sports car after a week of chugging around in a diesel - everything just feels faster, tighter and more fun. There was a period a few years ago where I only had the vanity bike to use for commutes and I remember losing that feeling of difference and excitement.

 

[MacB]

Riding a loaded, heavy bike is no big deal if you have a relatively flat commute. Even less if you have gears.

True and it can even add speed on the downhills, it's only accelerating and climbing that I notice it and, even then, not that much.

 

[Bollo]

Riding a loaded, heavy bike is no big deal if you have a relatively flat commute. Even less if you have gears.

And that is my problem. I have plenty of hills. Not spectacular in height terms, but frequent and sometimes steep. The extra weight (on me as well as the bike) is really noticeable.

 

[John the Monkey]

I suspect I'm in MacB territory, as the Crosscheck isn't too dissimilar to the LHT for frame & fork. I'll see if I can get the LHT weighed.

Still, on a bike you're carting stuff about on, does it really matter?

 

[Moodyman]

Comedy Pilot said: No, you don't have the heaviest commute bike. Mine weighs in at 17.5kg WITHOUT the water bottle, lock and panniers!

Mine too - though it feels rather light and nimble when I'm on it.

 

[MacB]

I suspect I'm in MacB territory, as the Crosscheck isn't too dissimilar to the LHT for frame & fork. I'll see if I can get the LHT weighed.

Still, on a bike you're carting stuff about on, does it really matter?

you may not be so bad, don't forget that weight includes full SKS mudguards, pannier rack, M+ tyres 622-37 at 1kg each and a hub gear that weighs close to 2.5kg on its own. Just putting the 3 speed hub on has taken 2lbs off the weight and another 2lbs could come off with lighter tyres.