IME changing tires has the best cost to benefit, in some cases it may not even cost more. I switched from Schwable to Compass tires (Compass tires were a bit cheaper actually), and lost almost 2 pounds.
Your other biggest value is figuring out how much you actually NEED to carry. I used to carry a few patches, a couple of tubes, large air pump, and multiple tools. I now only carry a spurcycle multitool (super light and very convenient!), a patch, and a spare tube if I'm going on longer rides. Probably saved me another pound or so. My next biggest weight was bags and racks. A Marks front rack is about a pound or so. Then a basket is another pound. Then another canvas bag can be another pound or as well. I switched to rear bag that just straps onto my saddle loops. XPAC also makes the bag weigh much less. I also run a rackless front bag. This also saved me some weight as well. I think the thing to keep in mind is how useful and convenient you want your bike to be. A basket with a front bag is super convenient. Running triple crankset is super convenient. Sometimes convenience has a weight penalty. I'm actually thinking of going back to the basket up front, just because it was so convenient. On Thursday, August 16, 2018 at 2:56:35 PM UTC-4, Kiley Demond wrote: > > Now that my Riv is Gabriel's Riv, and seeing it stripped down to its > original glory, I think about what wasn't perfect and what I would like to > do for my next bike, a time-honored technique for dealing with loss; in > this case, the loss of a bike. > > I love steel frames. I can't imagine not having a steel bike, but since I > am 5'10" (the 91 PBH is the real issue), the frame is large, and even > though I am strong, I am still a 60-year old woman. My pimped Cheviot was* > heavy.* Getting it up the three steps to my front porch wasn't easy. > Given that, what could be done to make one of these bikes lighter? I took > Grant's "let's not quibble about weight" philosophy to heart, so when I > added some essential accessories, they were all shiny steel. Like stacking > tolerances, it all added up. I didn't know much about components when I > first got the bike, but I learned from understanding and replacing what I > didn't like (and I did end up with the Bosco aluminum bars because they > were the "right" size). I could *read* about it, but I really needed to *feel > *about it. (Speaking of which, I always thought that a Build-a-Bike > program would be a great idea. It is a cross between Build-a-Bear and Book > Club; you buy the frame and then learn how to build up a bike, and you can > swap out components until you find the ones that work for you. The first > class is the theoretical parts discussion over a beer or coffee depending > on the time of day, where you pick your frame, and subsequent meetings are > building and testing riding.) > > *Anyhow*, thoughts on reducing weight on a bike? I figure this needs to > be considered at the component level up (or is that down?), if the frame is > a given. > > (My next bike will be another mixte or step-thru, which unless something > changes in the next two years, will be a Cheviot or L-Clem. I also want it > to be e-Bike "compatible". I cannot buy an off-the-rack eBike because no > one makes a mixte or step-thru large enough, and I still want the bike to > be a pleasure to ride!) > > Kiley > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
