Cool, thanks for the added detail. As to my point, Im not sure I have one, though Im not sure what yours was either. The original poster seemed to opine that the 4 lb difference between a 31lb bike and a 35 lb bike didn't matter much. You suggested he try a bike that weighs about half as much, or about 16lbs less, or about 4 times as big a weight difference than he was talking about. By all means ride what you like.
On Jan 13, 3:40 pm, eflayer <eddie.fla...@att.net> wrote: > my Roubaix weighs 16.5 with all the normal road riding parts; pedals saddle > cages, etc. what's your point? light is fast and fun. some like/need a 30 > lb bike, some prefer lighter. why truck when you can fly? > > > > > > > > On Sunday, January 13, 2013 9:37:23 AM UTC-8, ted wrote: > > > Is that 16.5 lbs your measurement? Does it include saddle, pedals, and > > cages (race bikes are often weighed without those components)? > > What is your lightest steel bike, and what wheels and components are > > on it? > > Also keep in mind that adding 4 lbs to your 16.5 lb roubaix is an > > increase of nearly 25% whereas adding the same 4 lbs to a 31 lb bike > > is only a 13% increase. > > > On Jan 13, 6:54 am, eflayer <eddie.fla...@att.net> wrote: > > > You might try a 16.5 lb Specialized Roubaix and let us know what you > > think > > > about that :). Mine weighs about 4 lbs less than my lightest steel bike. > > I > > > still like steel a ton, but for pure fast club road rides, the Roubaix > > is > > > more fun in most ways. > > > > On Saturday, January 12, 2013 9:33:04 PM UTC-8, Scot Brooks wrote: > > > > > I spend about equal time on my Sam Hillborne and my Soma Double Cross. > > To > > > > abbreviate the way they're normally set up, the Sam's got a 40/24 > > 12-36 > > > > drivetrain, 35c Soma New Xpress tires, front rack/basket/Shopsack. The > > > > Soma's got a 48/34 11-34 drivetrain, 35c Schwalbe Marathon Racers, > > front > > > > rack, front and rear Sackville bags. > > > > > Anyway, I always assumed that my Soma was kind of a lightweight > > go-fast > > > > bike with it's fancy Tange Prestige tubing and slightly more > > aggressive > > > > geometry (shorter chain stays anyway). Compared to the Sam, it just > > takes > > > > off like crazy and *feels *incredibly quick and nimble. Lo-and-behold, > > I > > > > got one of those hook scale things today, and the total weight of each > > bike > > > > was 35lbs for the Sam and 31lbs for the Soma. > > > > > I thought it was the weight that explained the difference in feel, but > > > > clearly that's not the case. Both are equally pleasurable to ride, but > > > > there must be far more factors involved in the overall "feel" of each > > bike > > > > than I might have guessed. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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.
