Bike heavier than expected?

zefs
zefs Posts: 484
edited July 2016 in Workshop
Here's my setup, I weighted it today at the bike shop and it came out 8.030kg, where does the extra 500g come from? Am I missing something? :roll:

Shimano 105 Groupset = 2500g
Fulcrum Racing 3 = 1550g
Planet X Pro Carbon frameset = 1520g
GP 4000S II x2 = 550g
Tubes = 200g
Fizik Cyrano R3 = 245g
Fizik Aliante R3 = 220g
Deda Superleggero = 176g
Pro Stem = 145g
A530 pedals = 383g

Total = 7489g

Comments

  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    Cable inners, outers, skewers, seat clamp, bottle cages, headset - but does it really matter? If it's that much of a concern just leave your drink bottles at home, or ditch the heavy touring pedals...
  • zefs
    zefs Posts: 484
    Not really, but was just curious. Any pedal recommendations? I am using MB shoes.
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    As the weight goes down, the price goes up. Depends how much you want to spend and how badly you want to save 150g.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Does the groupset include the chain?

    And those weights aren't exact anyway.
  • Bobbinogs
    Bobbinogs Posts: 4,841
    As above, it is all the incidentals that add up, even little things like bolts and bartape but fret ye not.

    When it comes to pedals then it is worth looking in the Road Buying Advice section as this comes up fairly frequently. You can get very good MTB (SPD 2 bolt) pedals for not a lot, Shimano M520 are fairly perfect in terms of performance and price, after that it is all about saving a few grammes and spending more. The M540 is probably the sweet spot for price/weight but the M9000 XTRs are very nice indeed for the £60 they will cost.
  • zefs
    zefs Posts: 484
    cougie wrote:
    Does the groupset include the chain?

    And those weights aren't exact anyway.

    Yeah, found the weights on google for the 105 - 5700 groupset but I guess you are right.
    Bobbinogs wrote:
    The M540 is probably the sweet spot for price/weight but the M9000 XTRs are very nice indeed for the £60 they will cost.

    These are heavier than my current ones as they weight 410.
  • Bobbinogs
    Bobbinogs Posts: 4,841
    zefs wrote:
    Bobbinogs wrote:
    The M540 is probably the sweet spot for price/weight but the M9000 XTRs are very nice indeed for the £60 they will cost.

    These are heavier than my current ones as they weight 410.

    Nope, the M540s weigh 352g so a little lighter than the 383g A530s, albeit one would be hard pressed to tell. The uber nice M9000 ZTR pedals are 310g which shows just how much you have to pay to shave off small increments...and why obsessively chasing equipment weight losses is ultimately futile/stupidly expensive in the real world!
  • giropaul
    giropaul Posts: 414
    Are you working from manufacturer stated weights or have you weighed everything? For example, your frame could well vary from a stated weight by at least 10%.
    But, as others have said, it's pretty much irrelevant,are you noticeably faster if you leave your bidon at home?
  • drlodge
    drlodge Posts: 4,826
    8kg is not a bad weight, as others have said there are numerous "extras" that add up. One example is the frame weight, I assume this includes the fork but may not include the headset.
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  • zefs
    zefs Posts: 484
    Just used the manufacturer weight's, add the small parts the others mentioned and I guess it adds up.
    I was just wondering that's all :)
  • drlodge
    drlodge Posts: 4,826
    You can save 100g by using Conti supersonic inner tubes, they weigh 50g each.
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  • zefs
    zefs Posts: 484
    Will look into it the next time, thanks.
  • captainwheezy
    captainwheezy Posts: 30
    Ritchey WCS Paradigm mountain bike pedals come in at 225g and work with shimano cleats. I've had a pair on my road bike for the last year and they've been fine so far. They're currently £110 on Wiggle but I paid £71.67 for mine so worth holding out for when they have them on offer.

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