Might. Also might not. The bike I am most in "sync" with is actually the Fargo, which is the heaviest bike. The least - the Hillborne. Which is also the (relatively) lightest tubed. That bike does have front and rear Nitto racks, SON and Phil hubs and an E3 light. All of which are heavier than other choices out there. Also, no bike has anything smaller than 35 or 40mm wide tires. In fact, am starting to get a distinct preference for 50 to 60mm wide.
On the other hand, it is amazing how different a bike can feel after taking off the winter studded tires. I think I would still notice more of a difference if I could lose 5, 10 or even 50 pounds. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Mar 18, 9:19 am, eflayer <eddie.fla...@att.net> wrote: > not trying to talk you into anything. but you could get a fine steel > bike, an all carbon fork, some Ultegra Open Pro wheels, and come in at > around 21 pounds. i am 195 lbs, understand what percentage of the > whole weight package my bike is, and really enjoy getting on a lighter > bike. i can almost guarantee if you reduce bike weight by 5 lbs, you > will both notice and enjoy the difference. in your case, you could > reduce bike weight easily by 10 lbs and you would feel as though you > were flying. > > On Mar 18, 3:31 am, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > > This is something I have no experience in. Right now, my lightest > > bike (Hillborne) is around 31 pounds. My Surly LHT is 33 pounds and > > the Salsa Fargo 36. The latter two might lose a touch of weight when > > the studded tires come off. But probably not enough to make a > > difference. All without bags or bottles. > > > With me still needing to lose a lot of weight, the weights of the bike > > make really no difference. The fact is, no matter what bike is under > > me, I'm a slow rider. > > > At 6 feet tall and 225 pounds, not sure I'd trust a bike that weighs > > under 27 pounds or so. Might not be able to handle the tonnage. > > > A 20 pounder? - it would most likely break when I sat upon it. Forget > > pedaling. > > > Eric Platt > > St. Paul, MN > > > On Mar 17, 11:25 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I mistook the Rex figure for the carbon bike figure. 17 lb is more to be > > > expected.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
