How much is heavy?

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  • pilot_pete
    pilot_pete Posts: 2,120
    dastott wrote:
    Unless you are doing long (at least 3kms) or steep climbs it won't make a huge difference. Tyres and tubes are the best bang for buck upgrades, along with clip on TT bars.

    I wouldn’t call clip on TT bars an upgrade to a bike. You could call them an aero improvement if you are seeking more speed, but certainly not an upgrade as they pretty much ruin the look of a decent road bike, make it heavier and are usually a compromise aerodynamically unless you are starting with a really slammed stem.

    PP
  • airborneal
    airborneal Posts: 34
    Often I think bikes are referred to as heavy when they are in bike tests. I suppose if one bike is 1kg heavier than another in a test then it could be classed as heavy [in comparison]. But that is only fair in my opinion if they are similarly priced.

    It's strange really as I usually build my own bikes and I always buy the lighter component if price and quality is similar.
    Even though I weigh 99kg which is arguably 15 kg overweight.
  • rwoofer
    rwoofer Posts: 222
    For me, anything under 7.5kg is light, anything from 7.5 to 9kgs is middleweight and over 9kgs is heavy for road bikes. I have a bike in every category, but my 6.6kg SS Evo HM is a sheer delight to ride, with weight contributing part of that, but also frame responsiveness, geo etc.
  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 9,104
    9.072kg or above is heavy.

    20lbs used to be a nice round number that any kind of "race," bike should be inside - so according to Google just over 9kg.

    I do think a couple of kg extra on a bike makes a noticeable difference even if it's not a massive one. It may be partly because my heavier bikes have tended to have cheaper wheels, less aggressive geometry etc though.
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  • Bikeauthority.cc
    Bikeauthority.cc Posts: 33
    Currently have a bike that is 6.2kgs and there is no doubt that the weight makes it a joy to ride. It's just so responsive and snappy under power. Consequently over 7kgs is heavy in my book. There are so many quick/cheap wins I don't see why you wouldn't. Until you have ridden a decently light bike I don't think it is something that you can just dismiss as a waste of time.

    Also, I never understand the whole weight loss arguement. Why not have a light bike and a light body. Weight loss isn't an instant thing so why not lighten your bike to make losing weight more fun.
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  • dtaylor243
    dtaylor243 Posts: 26
    shortfall said:



    Webboo wrote:

    My winter bike weighs 9 or 10kgs and best bike under 7kg. It takes a lot more effort to put my winter bike in the work stand never mind trying to ride it up a hill.

    P.S. Are you Bungle or related to him.


    Really? Have you thought about working out?

    Really? Have you thought about not making stupid comments?
  • gethinceri
    gethinceri Posts: 1,663
    He’s probably thought about nothing else in the 22 months since the post.

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