How much do your bike (s) weight?

[presta]

I agree with those suggesting that bike weight is not that important a factor compared to rider weight. But for any given rider, a difference in bike weight can be relevant.

On my last tour, my total weight (106.7kg) was 65.4% me, and 34.6% everything else.

 

[raleighnut]

Not an alligator then?

Nor a snake.

 

[Oldhippy]

14 kg without me 76kg with me.

 

[Ridgeway]

Commuter bike is 40kgs when loaded with my panniers and work clothes although 33kgs of that is my lunch box😂

 

[Dogtrousers]

I have a plan forming for a visit to a mountainous bit of France just to do a couple of real cols next year so I know what it's like.

I had half a plan to build myself a light(ish) "climbing bike" just for that hol. Alu (not carbon - don't ask) frame, no mudguards etc. But the thing is I'd be doing it myself on the cheap so the result wouldn't be as good as my main bike. So I probably won't do that.

The alternative is to swap out the 50/34 on my main bike for a subcompact 48/32 or 46/30 and take the rack and mudguards off.

Or take off the rack & mudguards and leave the 50/34 there and just suffer a bit more.

 

[Jameshow]

I have a plan forming for a visit to a mountainous bit of France just to do a couple of real cols next year so I know what it's like.

I had half a plan to build myself a light(ish) "climbing bike" just for that hol. Alu (not carbon - don't ask) frame, no mudguards etc. But the thing is I'd be doing it myself on the cheap so the result wouldn't be as good as my main bike. So I probably won't do that.

The alternative is to swap out the 50/34 on my main bike for a subcompact 48/32 or 46/30 and take the rack and mudguards off.

Or take off the rack & mudguards and leave the 50/34 there and just suffer a bit more.

Get a caad9 frame and build it up!

 

[Moon bunny]

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!!

But if you’re riding over the lakes passes in the summer you will still be dodging potholes, gravel and branches.

 

[Windle]

My current fleet:

Cannondale Synapse SL ~ 8.3 kg
Trek Checkpoint AL4 ~ 12.0 kg
Marin Bear Valley SE ~ 12.5 kg
Kona Fire Mountain ~ 12.6 kg
Giant XTC4 ~ 13.2 kg
Univega Alpina ~ 14.0 kg
Trek Marlin 7 ~ 14.7 kg
Trek Singletrack 810 ~ 15.5 kg

It's surprising how light the Marin & Kona feel, being small old steel frames help I suppose.

No idea what my Aluminium Caygill weighs as it's stripped down and half it's bits are on the Giant Chicago turbo bike.

I seem to recall from years gone by that my Denton 531C with Shimano 105 was about 10 kg and my Kirk Precision with a mongrel mixture of Dura Ace and C Record was around 9 kg.

 

[ZIZAG]

My Old Steel
Raleigh Europa Weighs 15Kgs

 

[Fredo76]

Bertha, the Jamis Citizen 1 'comfort' bike that I re-started riding on, is 38.8 lbs (17.6 kg).
Clem, My brother's Rivendell Clem Smith Jr. comes out at 32.2 lbs (14.6 kg)
Fredo, my old racing bike was 21 lbs restored and 23.4 lbs geezerized (10.6 kg)
And Bella, my Raleigh Super Record mixte, was 27.2 lbs (12.3 kg) w/o the rack and kickstand.

I am becoming a bit more weight-conscious lately, and Blue Bella will come in at less.



I may even go without the rack and kickstand!

 

[simongt]

By the time I'd stripped all the attached clobber off either of my bikes, it's not worth the faff of finding out something that no longer bothers me - !
The Sturmey 8 speed on my Galaxy does comprise a 'lump' on the rear triangle, bit it's overall weight is probably no more than the more spread out weight of a derailleur system.

 

[Electric_Andy]

I've only ever weighed one of my bikes, which I don't have anymore.

It started as a Carrera Magnesium road bike, which I converted to flat bars, single speed. It finally weighed in at 7.8kg.

My old e-bike was listed as 22kg

 

[DCLane]

@Electric_Andy - I had one of those Carrera's, in bright green. It rode well but they had a reputation for cracking and mine showed initial signs of it.

Apparently the Yorkshire road championship was won in 2000-ish on one, according to the winner who stopped me one day to check whether my bike was his old one.

Sold the Carrera to a Hungarian trainee doctor in Leeds.

 

[Electric_Andy]

@Electric_Andy - I had one of those Carrera's, in bright green. It rode well but they had a reputation for cracking and mine showed initial signs of it.

Apparently the Yorkshire road championship was won in 2000-ish on one, according to the winner who stopped me one day to check whether my bike was his old one.

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Sold the Carrera to a Hungarian trainee doctor in Leeds.

I paid 120 quid for mine. It was just too rigid for me.

 

[CAESAR AVGVSTVS]

My Secialized 2017 mtb chisel weighs around 12kgs. But I’m not bothered about the weight of extras I have on it. The bikes sole purpose is to give me a hard enjoyable ride, so when I Jump on my Specialized Tarmac (8.3kgs)at the weekends, the steep long hills are a little easier to get over. But unless you’re into competition riding, there is no point worrying about weight, no matter what you ride the pain never goes away.