How much does your commuter weigh?
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How much does your commuter weigh?
Postby MattyK » Thu Oct 24, 2013 11:53 pm
If you have more than one commuter, pick your most commonly used one.
Full running weight (with lights, mudguards, racks, etc - whatever accessories are normally fitted).
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Re: How much does your commuter weigh?
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Re: How much does your commuter weigh?
Postby Red Rider » Fri Oct 25, 2013 2:33 am
She still goes like the clappers though
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Re: How much does your commuter weigh?
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Re: How much does your commuter weigh?
Postby lobstermash » Fri Oct 25, 2013 8:53 am
Mind you, I ride my steel SS on wet days, which only adds a couple of minutes extra (over the 18km ride).
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Re: How much does your commuter weigh?
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Re: How much does your commuter weigh?
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Fri Oct 25, 2013 4:19 pm
Once a bike gets down to very light, then why pay thousands to chase another kg less? I venture that most on these forums, certainly almost every rider I see on dropped bars every morning, has at least a couple of kgs on the seat that could be reduced if every kg is so important. And getting rid of those couple of kgs that are ON the seat is gonna give a far better return than a reduction BENEATH the seat. (And is sorta the end game that many of us espouse as an overriding objective of our riding.)
Anyway, for the record, last time I checked my steed was less than 6kg even withthe water bottle full. However I have spared the survey my click as I am, after all, talking about a heavy steel frame and steel rim that just happens to have most of it missing. I do also tend to carry an excess of stuff in a backpack, even more so in winter. Typically two or three or four kgs.
As a bloke though, I am not inured to the attraction of specs and technology and boys-toys. Incongruous is sometimes my middle name.
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Re: How much does your commuter weigh?
Postby MattyK » Fri Oct 25, 2013 4:28 pm
and FWIW there's not much to lose off my body mass (184cm and 72kg wet)...
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Re: How much does your commuter weigh?
Postby Baldy » Fri Oct 25, 2013 7:04 pm
That includes a D-lock which lives on the bike. 2010 Trek 520.
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Re: How much does your commuter weigh?
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Re: How much does your commuter weigh?
Postby nickobec » Fri Oct 25, 2013 8:40 pm
My 40km commute also serves as a training ride, so sub 7kg crit bike, 7 to 8kg race bike, 7 to 8kg TT bike (yep commute of a full TT bike, 18km of quiet PSP for interval training), 9 to 10 kg steel all purpose bike, 10 to 11 kg steel singlespeed, 12kg+ steel commuter with guards, rack & 28mm tyres. 12kg+ rat 7 speed steel pub bike for riding to work and then the pub afterwards.
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Re: How much does your commuter weigh?
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Sat Oct 26, 2013 9:32 am
Don't take me too seriously - I like tech and specs as much as anyone. Besides, that extra KG or so that we carry is the difference between phobic and having a life.MattyK wrote:I didn't create this thread to discuss the virtues of lightness, but I am curious to see what constitutes a typical commuter bike. Mine, with lights, mudguards, hub gear, rack and one pannier is somewhere around or above 14kg, but I wouldn't want it any other way (as an every-day machine).
and FWIW there's not much to lose off my body mass (184cm and 72kg wet)...
I jut had a look at the results so far and it looks like your survey hasn't attracted a bevy of riders with featherweights so far anyway. The competitive streak in me tells me to click mine just so I can be the first in the sub 6kg class. But the fairness gene in me has prevailed and I'll leave it to someone with a genuine bike.
I used to ride what was a pretty good light bike and associated running gear. But I don't think I ever actually weighed it. In those days it was cool just to be able to claim double butting and lugless construction.
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Re: How much does your commuter weigh?
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Cheers,
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Re: How much does your commuter weigh?
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Re: How much does your commuter weigh?
Postby visrealm » Sun Oct 27, 2013 10:32 pm
Alloy frame, drop bars and mechanical discs. We tackle a 500m descent each morning and a 500m climb on the way home.
On the weekend though, the roadie feels so much lighter and responsive (and it's no lightweight either at around 8.5kg)
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Re: How much does your commuter weigh?
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Re: How much does your commuter weigh?
Postby find_bruce » Wed Nov 06, 2013 9:19 am
Interestingly despite roughly doubling the bike weight, time to work was pretty much in the middle of my normal range.
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Re: How much does your commuter weigh?
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Re: How much does your commuter weigh?
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