Who's a Weight Weenie then?

[hopless500]

@hopless500

Kitchen sink, wardrobe with spare clothes, kitchen cupboard with food supplies, cuddly toy, beer

 

[Hill Wimp]

Kitchen sink, wardrobe with spare clothes, kitchen cupboard with food supplies, cuddly toy, beer

bottles of meths masquerading as a beverage, industrial quantities of M&Ms and haribo... the list goes on

 

[coffeejo]

bottles of meths masquerading as a beverage

But it's also handy as an emergency chain cleaner.

 

[hopless500]

bottles of meths masquerading as a beverage, industrial quantities of M&Ms and haribo... the list goes on

In my defence, I didn't actually WANT a 1kg bag of M&Ms. It took us ages to get through them and I had to cart the damned things around.

 

[derrick]

I even take me false teeth out when doing TTs.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

@hopless500

You forgot me
I even have a bungee cord permanently in my spacious panniers, in case I want to tie something on the rack too
Sometimes, when the wind blows hard, I carry extra, needless stuff to keep grounded on the commute!

 

[winjim]

I've been carrying around loads of unneccessary weight. My spare bottle cage bosses were blanked off with steel bolts and I've just realised I've got some spare titanium ones I should replace them with. Plus, I need to cut the carbon steerer down by at least an inch and a half, and I still haven't got round to taking all the decals off the wheels. Can't believe I've been lugging all that around!

 

[youngoldbloke]

Get rid of those valve lock nuts and dustcaps too!

 

[mickle]

I was once a proper weight weiner. My mountain bike was under 18lbs at one point. I did it mostly because, from a geek POV I was interested in seeing how light it was possible to go and still have a usable bike, but also because my offroading often involved a lot of lifting over stiles and fences and dragging through hedges.

 

[youngoldbloke]

I'm saving up for an Elmonda SLR 10 - 4.65 kg!

 

[fossyant]

Things like a good saddle with a low weight is quite a weight saving. I suppose a sub 9kg steel bike is quite light, using 26 year old kit ?

 

[User482]

It doesn't seem to make much sense to me on short bike ride. It all feels the same whether my weight is 79 or 72 kg. The difference is a whole bike to some people, and an awful lot/little of expensive carbon.

I found that I was quite a bit quicker up the hills after losing 5kg...

 

[Katherine]

I'm the opposite.... I carry the kitchen sink .... Just in case I need it!

Kitchen sink, wardrobe with spare clothes, kitchen cupboard with food supplies, cuddly toy, beer

You forgot me
I even have a bungee cord permanently in my spacious panniers, in case I want to tie something on the rack too
Sometimes, when the wind blows hard, I carry extra, needless stuff to keep grounded on the commute!

Me too. The list of stuff in the bag increases every time I wish I'd brought 'such and such' with me.
I usually carry a choice of glasses and gloves. Spare lights and batteries in the winter. D lock on social rides when we stop at a pub or cafe. 2 bottles of drink for longer rides. Snacks. First aid supplies..
Occasionally when I nip out for a quick errand with no bags or extra accessories,the bike feels so different and easy to ride!!

 

[tyred]

If I remove every second spoke the wheels should still work and be considerably lighter...and do they really need 9 ball beaings each side - 5 should work and be much lighter.

 

[Hill Wimp]

When I lose the extras *mumbles incoherently* stones of fat I'm carrying, then I'll think about the bike.... possibly.

Join the club Reg.


However life is too short and there are far too many Gins, pies and cakes i haven't tasted yet so the chances of me worrying about the weight of my dustcaps are rather minimal.