How much do your bike (s) weight?

[a.twiddler]

I ride a recumbent and you often get the, patronising well done, when you get to top of a hill. You then have to point out that they weigh more than myself and bike combined and that they are slower uphill on their 8kg super road bike.

Nobody patronises me, they're all waay ahead, even on the flat. Doesn't stop me enjoying the ride.

 

[Cathryn]

I weighed our bikes for the flights this summer and they weighed 13kg!

My Thorn XTC is TINY (I'm v short) so I assumed it would weigh less than my husband and son's enormous aluminium bikes but no, they all weighed the same. I think that means I'm working harder!!

 

[DCLane]

Everything from 5.5kg (son's hillclimb Ridley Helium) to 13kg (my 1996 Raleigh Pioneer).

 

[Dogtrousers]

I'm going to guess at around something around 110kg with me, full bottles and full rack bag on it.

I know my tools and tubes and general stuff that I lug around on the back weigh about 3kg, cos I weighed it ages ago. I weigh 90kg, but that's without my cycling shoes, which are fairly heavy. I have one oversize and one normal bottle so that's a kilo and a bit. Spa advertise that the bike weighs 10.2 kg, but I have a large frame, and a rack so a bit more. Throw in some pork pies, bars and sandwiches too. Lights as well sometimes (Hope vision 1, 4x AA)

 

[Grant Fondo]

my bikes all seem to weigh less when I'm going downhill? Someone told me it was to do with Isaac Newton?

 

[Supersuperleeds]

We've bought an electric bike at work for staff use and I moved it earlier in the week, I swear my car is lighter

 

[All uphill]

The two steel bikes I use frequently (self built and Spa Aubisque) each weigh 13kg plus.

The bike I never ride (Felt 75) is less than 9kg.

 

[Sharky]

There was a similar thread on bike weights a while back and my results were...

Ribble winter bike - 8.96 kg
Giant Bowery SS - 8.13 kg
Nelson track bike with one brake - 8.12 kg
Focus Culebro, with gears etc - 7.54 kg

I expected the Nelson to be the lightest, considering it was a fixed, with only one brake, but it does have clip on tri bars.

All 4 aluminium frames.

 

[craigwend]

1) Quite a lot
2) Nice
3) Heavier than above but feels similar
4) Not sure, probably not bad, though technically not mine at the mo, as son has it for now...

 

[I like Skol]

Actually, giving this a bit more thought I realise that bike weight is critical and is scored on the following basis;

• Do I care?
• Do I enjoy riding the bike?
• Do I have all the things I need for the ride?
• Am I at the front when riding with other people? (If yes then all good).
• Am I struggling at the back when riding with other people? (If no then all good).

Bike weight as a pure number is meaningless 99% of the time and in the other 1%, unless you are a pro racer who needs to make a living from winning, it is also pointless!

 

[tyred]

I don't really care to be honest. I often ride a rod braked Rudge that probably weighs as much as the Flying Scotsman but I still enjoy riding it.

 

[Jameshow]

Focus izalco pro (4700tiagra) 8kg
Cannondale six 5600 -105 8.5kg
Ridgeback rapide 10kg
British eagle 13kg Inc mudguards

Scott CX bike 9kg. Tyres / wheels depending.

 

[HLaB]

How much do my bikes weigh? Probably more than they should then I'm lighter than I should be so it all balances out

 

[Jenkins]

Planet X Pro Carbon: Light
Ribble ebike: Heavy
Everything esle: Somewhere inbetween.

 

[Jameshow]

Actually, giving this a bit more thought I realise that bike weight is critical and is scored on the following basis;

• Do I care?
• Do I enjoy riding the bike?
• Do I have all the things I need for the ride?
• Am I at the front when riding with other people? (If yes then all good).
• Am I struggling at the back when riding with other people? (If no then all good).

Bike weight as a pure number is meaningless 99% of the time and in the other 1%, unless you are a pro racer who needs to make a living from winning, it is also pointless!

Agreed got to have the right bike for the ride!

No point riding your winter bike in the summer over the lakes passes....

Or riding a racing bike on middle of winter dodging potholes, gravel and branches!!