these lighter bikes...

[lee1980sim]

So we're back to being lightweight then

 

[toeknee]

Nice ...

 

[Gatters]

fossys right it's a no brainer 17kg pahhh!

nice bike mate shame its not a steel one

 

[Citius]

Well bit of a pointless and obvious thread but a lighter bike certainly makes a difference on climbs, just took 3+ minutes off of a level 4 climb in my area, happy to say the least with my purchase

Tail winds are awesome, aren't they..

 

[lee1980sim]

Tail winds are awesome, aren't they..

They are when you find them, the only ones I get lately are headwinds, had my cycling buddy moaning at me the other week as he had to pedal downhill due to the winds

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

You could make it even lighter by ditching Kermit and the dog

 

[lee1980sim]

You could make it even lighter by ditching Kermit and the dog

I could but then I'd have the missus to answer to and she'd banish the bike to the shed

 

[Shut Up Legs]

The old bike was my claud butler explorer 500 which with the stuff I have on it weighs 17kg

I can relate to that, @lee1980sim . When I bought a road bike after years of using a touring bike for my commutes and all other rides, I definitely noticed that having a bike 7kg lighter helped me ride up mountains.

 

[lee1980sim]

View: https://youtu.be/le_LSWfGJUo


GCN say so now too

 

[User16625]

Well bit of a pointless and obvious thread but a lighter bike certainly makes a difference on climbs, just took 3+ minutes off of a level 4 climb in my area, happy to say the least with my purchase

What do they mean by level 4 climbs?

 

[lee1980sim]

What do they mean by level 4 climbs?

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hors_catégorie

 

[sidevalve]

The old bike was my claud butler explorer 500 which with the stuff I have on it weighs 17kg

So was it the bike or the stuff on it that weighed ? Although I must admit I can't see the point of carting around more weight than you have to.

 

[lee1980sim]

So was it the bike or the stuff on it that weighed ? Although I must admit I can't see the point of carting around more weight than you have to.

Combination of both... Saddle bag with puncture kit spare inner tubes etc etc, mudguards water bottle and cage all add to the initial weight of said bike

 

[sidevalve]

So maybe not totaly the old bikes fault then unless you transfered all the stuff over.

 

[lee1980sim]

Everything bar the mudguards it's all the old bikes fault it's evil and takes me to work