Weight of a bike

DonDaddyD
DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
edited May 2009 in Commuting chat
OK so I had my Kharma weighed (with pedals and new gel flow seat). The guy told me she's 20lbs exact. Is that light? Feels light. What weight are your bikes?
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    No idea. Light though, the maxima anyway. I should weigh it really. Bowery is really pretty damn heavy.
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • Gazzaputt
    Gazzaputt Posts: 3,227
    edited May 2009
    Sorry no that it isn't light. :P

    Have a look here:

    http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum ... 2f34b00718

    My is Focus Cayo is 16.3lb and the C'dale capo 18.4lb.

    Need to get the Cayo nearer to 15lb. Need to throw some more cash at it.
  • fossyant
    fossyant Posts: 2,549
    My two steel road bikes, with pedals/computer etc are 9kg's, which isn't bad for steel - just short of 20lbs.

    Knock off 400grms for the pedals...
  • gtvlusso
    gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
    15.8 lbs for my fixie (about 7kg) - 18.1lbs for the Roadie (yes, I was surprised at 8 kg myself!)

    I think some alloy frames can be as light as carbon- particularly scandium frames.
  • sarajoy
    sarajoy Posts: 1,675
    Scandalous!
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  • King Donut
    King Donut Posts: 498
    gtvlusso wrote:
    15.8 lbs for my fixie (about 7kg) - 18.1lbs for the Roadie (yes, I was surprised at 8 kg myself!)

    I think some alloy frames can be as light as carbon- particularly scandium frames.

    +1 for the scandium.

    I'm coming from mtb perspective so 20lbs inc pedals sounds light to me! But apparently not :oops:
  • gtvlusso
    gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
    Yeah - my MTB weighs in at 9.8kg.....Not bad for an early Merlin (has full XT and Ritchey pro kit + Reba's - hence lack of weight!)
  • bigmat
    bigmat Posts: 5,134
    The Viner is 17lbs bang on. Haven't dared weigh the Ridgeback, it would probably break the scales. I reckon at least 35lbs! Other road bike is probably around 22lbs now its got my training wheels back on it.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/41991871@N ... otostream/
  • Rich158
    Rich158 Posts: 2,348
    My Madone is about 17.5 lbs
    pain is temporary, the glory of beating your mates to the top of the hill lasts forever.....................

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  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    My planet-x is about 17lbs with pedals, think the scott may be a shade lighter...
    FCN 2-4 "Shut up legs", Jens Voigt
    Planet-x Scott
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  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    I hate you all!
    Food Chain number = 4

    A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game
  • tardington
    tardington Posts: 1,379
    :lol: Poor DDD.

    My bike is pretty heavy! Hope that helps.
  • jedster
    jedster Posts: 1,717
    DDD,

    Are you sure she's 20lbs? Maybe you weighed her wrong?

    J
  • jedster
    jedster Posts: 1,717
    I reckon if you try it agin she'll be 16.5 :wink::lol:
  • dilemna
    dilemna Posts: 2,187
    edited May 2009
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    OK so I had my Kharma weighed (with pedals and new gel flow seat). The guy told me she's 20lbs exact. Is that light? Feels light. What weight are your bikes?

    Lardy lardy of all great Lord Lardies! Your bike needs to lose some weight :wink: .

    16.5lbs then I put my panniers on :oops: .
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  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    6.8kg, or a heavy fart under 15lbs, is the target weight. That's the UCI weight limit.

    Bike 1 came in around 7.15 kg. Not bad, considering there's nothing particularly tricked out in that build. Bike 2 is probably 200g or so lighter; wheels and frame make the difference.
    Swim. Bike. Run. Yeah. That's what I used to do.

    Bike 1
    Bike 2-A
  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    Yeah, weigh her yourself. And anyhoo, fret ye not, DDD. It just means there's plenty of scope to upgrade. :D
    FCN 2-4 "Shut up legs", Jens Voigt
    Planet-x Scott
    Rides
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    According to my research the Maxima weighs in at about 14lb...

    This seems too light, but is based on finding out the weight of all the components and adding on half a pound for the seatpost which I didn't know the name of and a pound for error, but there's still some margin for error, definitely...

    I'll weigh it soon, promise!

    However, I weigh rather a lot...

    EDIT: huh, well it's definitely lighter than Greg's, so maybe I'm not far off, whether or not it's a pound lighter....
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • Rich158
    Rich158 Posts: 2,348
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    I hate you all!

    fear not DDD, it's the quality of the rider not the weight that matters :wink:
    pain is temporary, the glory of beating your mates to the top of the hill lasts forever.....................

    Revised FCN - 2
  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    How do you weigh a bike? Do you need special scales?
    Food Chain number = 4

    A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    How do you weigh a bike? Do you need special scales?

    Weigh yourself, pick up bike while still on scales, subtract your weight from your and the bike's combined weight...
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • laughingboy
    laughingboy Posts: 248
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    However, I weigh rather a lot...

    I'm sure that isn't true.

    All that this weighing stuff makes me think of is a game of Top Trumps, but then I am not a big spender on bicycles - I have a heavy old tourer, like your grandad. Why? Because I am harder than you lot, and my dad could have your dad in a fight.

    Besides, isn't the only truly worthwhile weight measurement the one that includes bike AND rider?
  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    How do you weigh a bike? Do you need special scales?

    Best way is with a hanging digital scale (as you would use to weigh a fish you'd just caught).

    Second best way* is to weigh each bit using digital scales as you build it. Write the weights down and tot them up.

    *Only a really sad git would do that. <cough cough>
    Swim. Bike. Run. Yeah. That's what I used to do.

    Bike 1
    Bike 2-A
  • jamesco
    jamesco Posts: 687
    Giant SCR1 : 9.8kg/21.5lb

    (Is it cheating to use google instead of scales?)
  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    laughingboy wrote:

    Besides, isn't the only truly worthwhile weight measurement the one that includes bike AND rider?

    Heresy.

    It's far easier to lose weight from the bike than the rider.

    The latter requires exercise. Ekkkk!
    Swim. Bike. Run. Yeah. That's what I used to do.

    Bike 1
    Bike 2-A
  • tardington
    tardington Posts: 1,379
    Take it round the LBS - they will have proper scales. And be dead jealous.
  • Christophe3967
    Christophe3967 Posts: 1,200
    Mine looks like its just under 8.5kg although I haven't weighed it myself. Google it.
    Bike1
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/35118936@N07/3258551288/
    Bike 2
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/35118936@N ... otostream/
    New Bike
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/35118936@N07/3479300346/
  • boneyjoe
    boneyjoe Posts: 369
    My Scott weighs in at 22lbs, while the Gary Fisher is about 27.5lbs! I like to train on the heavy bike though, which makes me super quick on the Scott! :D
    Scott Scale 20 (for xc racing)
    Gary Fisher HKEK (for commuting)
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Il Principe weighs in at:

    18lbs with the FFWD deep rims (8.2kg)
    17lbs with the racing 0's (7.7Kg)

    Reckon I could knock a lot off that if I really wanted (add Record etc), but given I weigh 75kg I'd really be better off eating fewer pies and drinking less beer!
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    How do you weigh a bike? Do you need special scales?

    Yeah ones that say 6KG! Save yerself a lot of hassle that way!

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