I'll bet the rider weight to structure weight ratio is about 7.5 to one, an amazing relationship given the variety of stresses a bicycle encounters on the road. Bicycles are THE MOST efficient form of transportation ever devised aside from soaring off mountain sides in sailplanes.
Steve On Mar 24, 6:46 pm, Bruce <fullylug...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Some time, not too far back, there was a discussion of the "heavy" 753 tube > set used on early Rivendells made by Waterford. Having time on my hands > tonight, I dragged a scale out in the garage and weighed my bikes. All were > weighed as is, with regular (in my case 28 to 37 mm) tires, brass bells, > steel railed leather saddles, and saddle bags (these were emptied though) > Things like pedals and bottle cages, and cylcometers are all attached. Many > of you know that the manufacturers who tout how light their bikes are take > much of this stuff off and fit the skinniest, thinnest tires they can on for > the weighing. > > Early Rivendell with "stout" tubes : 22 lbs 650B 32mm tires > Nashbar Mark III with 26" wheelset: 23 lbs 559 28 mm tires > Rambouillet: 24 lbs 559 32 mm tires > Saluki (with fenders and front rack ) 27.5 lbs 650B 37 mm tires > > They all feel great to ride, and honestly, the weight of two filled water > bottles on the 1st bike makes it about as heavy as the last without the > water! Of course, weights vary based on equipment, but nothing here is all > that heavy, considering what you get for the weight that's there. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
