Lum Gim Fong has some great advice. Following up with that, folks will
change their components in roughly this order to save weight:
1) Tires
2) Wheelset
3) Crankset
4) Seatpost
5) Saddle
Generally, components beyond these five components won't save as many grams
per dollar. As for
Thanks, Phil. Tires and wheels will be the object of my next OCD research
binge. I really didn't focus on weight at all during my Cheviot build; it
only needed to be shiny, preferably steel, and not made in China.
On Friday, August 17, 2018 at 7:15:00 AM UTC-7, phil k wrote:
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> IME changing
Thanks, Wally. The steps were really only an example; prior to my Chev
going to Gabriel, I moved it to the shop so there were no steps involved.
It's just the overall agility. I know it is all about tradeoffs and options
to consider when deciding on those tradeoffs.
On Friday, August 17, 2018
Thank you for the great reply! I agree it is a balancing act.
On Thursday, August 16, 2018 at 12:26:24 PM UTC-7, Lum Gim Fong wrote:
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> My *speculative* thoughts on reducing weight on a bike but still keeping
> good functionality:
>
> 1. Luggage - use luggage that requires no rack. Try light
I used to take the train to South San Francisco for a horrible job loading
trucks for UPS. Some trains, usually the ones at night (11pm-ish) had steep
steps with the bottom step being about two feet off the ground. I had to
lift my fendered, large Wald-basketed, Schwalbe-tired, and Surly-racked
Hi Kiley,
Wally's idea of installing a ramp on the steps is a good one, unless
your steps are too steep and your new bike too heavy to push up as you
climb your steps.
Even better, could you remodel your porch? Put in something like a wheel
chair access ramp?
We are 56 & 59, and live on
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
Kiley,
For the steps I'd suggest installing a board to the outer edge of the steps
to roll up or down. Keep it wide enough for getting the bike on, but narrow
enough to not become a trip hazard.
CHEERS!
Wally
On Thursday, August 16, 2018 at 2:56:35 PM UTC-4, Kiley Demond wrote:
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> Now that
Yup, I saw those. I didn’t like the aesthetic and it interfered with something
more important already on the bike. I used to carry it into my bedroom to work
on while staying at my sister’s. My Cheviot just had a big footprint: Bosco
bars, high seat. Hard to explain, but the bike looked like
If you ever do want an ebike, my wife’s Faraday Cortland S in M (they don’t
make the step through model in L) feels very comfortable to me, at 6’ with 90
PBH. I’ve even ridden my business partner’s Small many miles comfortably.
Disclaimer, I am a Faraday dealer!
Edwin
Morebikenashville.com
A lifting handle would definitely be a benefit and I had wished for one.
How the weight contributed to riding pleasure was when I had to dismount
and lift it over a chain across the trail entrance (it holds a gate closed
so larger vehicles can't gain access, or if I had to park it in a rack.
I knew it was time to learn about wheels... one area I have not spent much
time because it was not something I intended to replace on my Cheviot. But
now that I am starting from scratch
On Thursday, August 16, 2018 at 1:58:01 PM UTC-7, Reid Echols wrote:
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> I'd second all this advice, and
Thank you, your post has a lot of good information.
On Thursday, August 16, 2018 at 12:57:18 PM UTC-7, Ryan M. wrote:
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> I got a Roadeo to 19 lbs by using Rolf Vigor wheels, Compass Stampede Pass
> tires, Ultegra 11 speed groupset, and a decently lightweight saddle setup.
> I still had a
Aw, geez. You must be one of those linear thinking sorts. I’m not. I have
flashes of organizational brilliance, love databases like life itself, but I
lack spatial cognition. The spatial cognition department is responsible for any
sort of measurement: weight, distance, length. I shall spare you
le offers a solution to a common bicycle commuting
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Disclaimer: I haven't used one...but they look like they'll work well.
cheers,Andrew
From: LeRoy
To: RBW Owners Bunch
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2018 7:04 AM
Subject: [RBW] Re: R
You can have a leather handle made, similar to a leather briefcase handle (or a
quick version is to tie leather on yourself, beef up the handle as you please)
to make a carry handle. Entire challenge solved!
With abandon,
Patrick
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Oh, I would lift and push/drag. I could lift it, but not a pleasant
experience. Mind you, I had come from a 50lb Dutch bike so initially, the
Chev felt spritely. I always wished it had one of those crossbar "handles"
like some bikes have. One of the few cons of mixte frames is carrying it.
All things being equal, parts wise, you're not going to get much lighter in Riv
World than a stripped Cheviot. Roadini would do it, but you want a
step-thru/mixte, so that's out. Then there's the matter of e-kitting it, which
erases any practical weight-savings you accomplished..in that
I may have missed something obvious, but it didn't seem that your issues
with the bike's weight involved dissatisfaction with the actual riding. The
issue seemed to rear it's head when it came to physically lifting the bike
up a set of porch steps. Forgive me if I've misunderstood the root of
I'd second all this advice, and suggest that if you start anywhere, the
wheels will probably pay the largest dividends, not only when you carry the
bike, but when you ride as well. A good set of thoughtfully chosen and
handbuilt wheels set up with your main use case in mind, with some light
I got a Roadeo to 19 lbs by using Rolf Vigor wheels, Compass Stampede Pass
tires, Ultegra 11 speed groupset, and a decently lightweight saddle setup.
I still had a threaded fork and a Nitto lugged stem on that build. Never
once had a problem with that bike.
You can lose weight on a bike by
The novelist E.L Doctorow gave a lecture that I attended 25 years ago. His
novel "Billy Bathgate" had just been made into a movie. He was amused by
the movie making term about budget "bringing it in". The movie was
"brought in" at $65million, or something like that. He said he was able to
My *speculative* thoughts on reducing weight on a bike but still keeping
good functionality:
1. Luggage - use luggage that requires no rack. Try light bags: Sackville
banana sax and sackville bartube, Brooks Milford, etc.
2. Lighter wheelsets. Aerohead by Velocity I think is their lightest rim
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