in the real world here... riding pratical bicycles
with yes older tho well proven parts the only time i personally notice weight is when hoisting the bicycle to the roof rack... as grant once said put yr hands on yr hips now make a fist ifn ya grabbed some spare flesh weight on the bicycle aint an issue peace well behaved women rarely make history _ride yr friggin bicycle_ > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:52:54 -0700 > Subject: [RBW] Re: Weights in the real world > From: bmenn...@comcast.net > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > > My '95 Road Std. weighs around 21 lb, maybe a tick less, including > bottle cages but no pump or bags. It has a few lighter-than-average > parts on it (American Classic seatpost and rear hub, Dia Compe BRS200 > brake calipers, Speedplay X1 pedals). Tires are Vittoria Rubino Pro > 28 mm (~270 gm IIRC), the saddle is a VO Model 6, leather on steel > frame, same weight as my old B17. > > The 'less than a full water bottle' arguement always seems specious to > me. I don't carry less water to make up for a heavier bike. > > Bill > > > On Mar 24, 4:46 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
