How much would you pay to save weight?
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How much would you pay to save weight?
Postby Ozkaban » Wed Jun 05, 2013 8:26 am
But it got me thinking - what's a gram of weight worth? How much would you spend per gram to knock weight off. Obviously some bits are easier than others but at some point you decide it's worth it. I had thought about $1/g would be ok, and the above example was comfortably better than that. I'm not a real weight weenie by any stretch. My bike weighs about 8kg bare and about 9.5kg once all of the crud is added (like a 600g saddle bag!).
I know plenty of people here aren't interested in this at all and think anyone who is are just suckers for marketing and would happily fill their steed's frame with lead shot if it improved the ride quality. That's fine, go for it and enjoy. I'm more interested in those that want a lighter bike and are happy to swap components/customise their bike to achieve it
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Postby Ozkaban » Wed Jun 05, 2013 10:11 am
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Re: How much would you pay to save weight?
Postby cyclotaur » Wed Jun 05, 2013 11:25 am
It takes the base bike weight from about 9.3 down to about 8.6 kgs. So I spent about $0.50/g. Good return on investment, considering I do about 40% of my riding on them.
I'm not sure I would spend any money on other components just to save weight though. Wheels are easiest, and make the most difference I think.
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Re: How much would you pay to save weight?
Postby Uncle Just » Wed Jun 05, 2013 1:17 pm
I think once many riders get into serious riding or racing, weight can become an obsession. I've read of people spending huge amounts for really light equipment. Eg saw an incredibly light stem on a Euro site recently for over 700 Euros.
Personally strength and reliability are more important to me with some light weight components thrown in here and there. Such as the seat, pedals, stem, bars and some DA parts. Not stupid light but still strong for my purposes. My steel roadie with its lighter wheels fitted is the lightest I've ever had in 45+ years of riding at 8.3 kgs. Not light at all but it works very well for me. (I'm still susceptible to a bit of bling too.) Besides I'm not getting any younger and any weight loss via lighter componentry is not going to make much difference anymore.
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Postby thelittlebattler » Wed Jun 05, 2013 6:11 pm
I would struggle to justify going nuts on anything else that doesn't spin... As upgrades were needed I would probably only splurge a bit extra on each stem/seatpost/other component though to get a lighter set-up (unless it was too sexy not to have!)
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Postby Alex Simmons/RST » Wed Jun 05, 2013 10:37 pm
How much you are willing to spend on such things is a matter of personal value choice, but also in context of why you want to shave the grams. If it's for a performance benefit, then it might be that there are better ways to spend your resources for an improvement in performance of your equipment (e.g. more aerodynamic forks, over lighter forks).
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Postby Mulger bill » Wed Jun 05, 2013 11:28 pm
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Re: How much would you pay to save weight?
Postby flex5150 » Thu Jun 06, 2013 1:18 pm
After buying a bike off the shelf and then upgrading it after the fact, throwing a lot of money at it and then realising it wasnt what I wanted, I decided to do a ground up build.
My charter was hand selected, lightweight, quality components and find them at the right price. I think i succeeded! However what I spent may impress some and horrify others. (see my opening statement)
Without going into individual pricing my build cost me $5000 on the nose with Farsport 38mm CC. (including labour).
Is that a lot of money for 6.1kg? I dont know but im happy with the bike and I consider all the components top end (wheels excluded but I still rate them)
Happy to hear peoples thoughts on this ...
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Re: How much would you pay to save weight?
Postby pawnii » Fri Jun 07, 2013 6:40 pm
I've spent a tonne of money over years with my weightweenie addiction. More than i'd like to admit.
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Postby Pravda » Fri Jun 07, 2013 6:52 pm
That's not to say I don't have a serious case of upgraditis.
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Postby flex5150 » Sat Jun 08, 2013 4:48 pm
Pawnii..correct 303 are the go. Know anyone with a cheap set? Having said that these wheels keep the bike at 6.1kg.
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Re: How much would you pay to save weight?
Postby ValleyForge » Mon Jun 10, 2013 8:07 pm
I love my Brooks leather saddles - at least an extra 250g but my butt's worth it.
I love integrated Carbon bars esp WR Composti & Deda, but they are cost about 50% extra for a small weight saving but big comfort gain.
My take on it is: If I enjoy my ride more, I'll get it. Weight isn't the thing that keeps me riding all these years.
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Re: How much would you pay to save weight?
Postby durianrider » Wed Jun 12, 2013 12:17 pm
You save around 10seconds per kg over a 10 minute climb. Most cyclists out there riding 7kg bikes could afford to drop 10-50kg off their bodies. Would also improve their health.
I would be embarrassed to be focusing on a lightweight bike if my BMI was over 21. Thats just me.
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Postby ColinOldnCranky » Sun Jun 23, 2013 6:09 pm
That way you save $220 AND in all liklihood, performance improves in so many ways.
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Re: How much would you pay to save weight?
Postby Nobody » Sun Jun 23, 2013 6:22 pm
About $0 per gram. Like some, I'll add weight if I can better functionality, durability, comfort or performance.Ozkaban wrote:But it got me thinking - what's a gram of weight worth? How much would you spend per gram to knock weight off.
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Re: How much would you pay to save weight?
Postby Dimis » Mon Jun 24, 2013 10:11 am
I'll outline here that I probably have more scope to lose weight than my bike, but hey... I'm having fun.
FWIW - I was reading a cycling mag that said "market research suggest consumers will average a spend of about $10 per gram, in their quest to save weight."
Not sure that's true for me though.
Just saying.
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Re: How much would you pay to save weight?
Postby MattyK » Mon Jun 24, 2013 10:25 am
As I said above, the value proposition depends on your starting point. Going from a 2000g wheelset to a 1500g wheelset won't be too expensive. Going from a 1500g set to a 1200g set will be much more so.Dimis wrote:FWIW - I was reading a cycling mag that said "market research suggest consumers will average a spend of about $10 per gram, in their quest to save weight."
Not sure that's true for me though.
Just saying.
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Re: How much would you pay to save weight?
Postby Nobody » Mon Jun 24, 2013 10:32 am
$10 a gram! That's $10,000 to save 1Kg. They must have started with 6Kg bikes. My bike is 11.6Kg and therefore would cost me $48,000 to get it down to 6.8Kg. Somehow I think the bike mag might be a bit off on what the average consumer will spend.Dimis wrote:FWIW - I was reading a cycling mag that said "market research suggest consumers will average a spend of about $10 per gram, in their quest to save weight."
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