We'd all be much more content if BQ would stop publishing pictures of fully-kitted Herse randonneurs that weighed 17 lbs!
As an experiment, I weighed my 60cm Sam with its racks 'n fenders n' stuff and it was about 28 lbs.(I can't recall if the handlebar bag was on there, but I"m pretty sure it was not. No tools or pump either.) I then tried stripping it down and re-building it as light as possible with parts I had lying around, plus a few new bits I was able to find cheaply. The best I could get it down to was 23 lbs. The biggest-impact things I was able to change were the saddle - swapping a WTB for the Brooks was 3/4 of a lb., and the tires - Schwalbe Ultremo 28s with lightweight tubes instead of Pasela TG 35s saved almost a pound per wheel. Now, of course, it was no longer the same bike! And no amount of "satisfaction" with weight savings made up for the bone jarring ride of the 28's pumped up to 115 psi to keep my considerable self from pinch flatting them! Your bike looks fantastic, comfortable and practical. I'd say whatever it weighs is "just right!" -Pete in CT On Friday, March 2, 2012 2:15:37 AM UTC-5, HappyCamper wrote: > > I have a 64cm road bike and I just made the mistake of weighing it. 35 > lbs. THIRTY. FIVE. > > It seems astronomical but is it? It's not like I have a dutch city bike > (well it IS Dutch but a touring bike). Is 35lbs excessive? I kept my pump, > an acorn bag, patch equipment and tools and fenders all on it. > > It's the same bike Iv'e posted before... > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanrray/6747584237/in/photostream > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/7ACrhImjNEwJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
