On Mar 17, 7:49 pm, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > There's more to it than just gross tonnage. My wife has 2 bikes that > weigh within a water bottle of each other. She claims the Atlantis > feels much lighter, and she climbs noticebly faster on it. I'm happy > to encourage that sort of thinking. > > My bike usually weighs around 30 lbs with Nitto big back rack, small > front rack, and Acorn Boxy Rando bag mostly empty. Strong wheels & > nice cushy 35 mm tires seem a small performance loss to give up for > reliability & comfort. > > dougP > > On Mar 17, 5:54 pm, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > OK, now that we have dispensed with helmets, allow me to raise another > > controversial topic. > > > This is not like, when am I too heavy, which is easy.... right now. > > > I have 4 bikes, well 6 really, but we wont go into those details. All > > four of them are around 62 cm and get ridden regularly - a 1988 > > classic stage racing frame, weighing around 22 lbs; a Rambouillet, > > outfitted with White/ Open Pro wheels, a White dbl crank, Honjo > > fenders, a Mark's Rack, and light tires also weighing about 22 lbs.; > > a 1984 Trek (Reynolds 531 standard gauge tubing) with Shimano 9 speed > > cranks and shifters, SKS Fenders, Passella 32 mm T Guards and coming > > in around 25 lbs; and An Ebisu All Purpose, with front and real steel > > racks, steel fenders, MA 40 Rims, triple DaVinci Cranks, and 38 mm > > Avocet Cross tires that weighs in at a hefty 30 lbs. > > > I live in Vermont, which has lots of rolling hills and some > > significant climbs. Do you think the 5 lbs alone, between the Trek > > and Ebisu is enough to effect the performance? What about the 3 lb > > difference between the Rambouillet and the Trek? Or, are the > > perceived differences imaginary? > > > michael- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
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