How much do crazy lights weigh

This is especially true of tires. Lightweight, less puncture-resistant tires are better saved for race day when it really matters. The takeaway here is don't worry so much about how much your bike weighs.

If you have a light bike, that's good. If you don't, that's also fine. Make sure your bike fits your budget and is reliable to ride. Invest in your fitness, and if you can spend some money, get nice wheels. Our shop is full of riders who obsess over their bikes and have access to a huge selection of high-end pre-owned products. Axel V. But only for those special occasions. Asher R. I think a bike should weigh as much as it needs to be durable.

When you try to save too much weight you start compromising on durability, and you start spending lots of money when parts fail. Saving weight is a good thing, but save your money too. If you ride hard things will break.

Durable, light, or cheap — you can only pick two. I do care about durability and performance a bit more than weight. I did run a dropper post all season. The bike rides so much better with it. You have to be selective. Richard S. I built up a bike that was around 14 pounds already but then I added Lightweight wheels and got it down to about 13 pounds. Once the bike got that light I could definitely feel the benefit uphill, but it lost so much stiffness and responsiveness.

Then I had a bad crash and destroyed a lot of parts. It was a super expensive crash. When you ride deep into the backcountry, you need to know that your bike is going to make it back out.

My mountain bike is 37 pounds. I keep up with everyone just fine. Secondly, as fitness goes, I feel that the Venge is much easier to ride on rides during the week that are around an hour and thirty to two hours.

My knees have always been good and the heavier bike is not a problem on rides over hours. Bike A weighs 16 lbs, and Bike B weighs 15 lbs. Bike A is an expert-level frame with 10R carbon and a mechanical Ultegra hydraulic 11s drivetrain. It also has crazy light wheels and tires, and a crazy light cockpit and other small details, which allow its weight to stay at 16 lbs. Bike B, remember is full pound lighter than bike A. It has an S-Works frame, Dura Ace mechanical hydraulic drivetrain, but a more modest cockpit that fits the same as bike A, and Roval SLX24 alloy wheels g and solid, but not super hi-end tires.

Again it comes in at 15 lbs and bike A is 16 lbs. Which bike do you pick? I honestly think I am going with bike A, the 16 lb bike. The lower center of gravity from the super light cockpit combined with the lightweight wheels will actually make it a more lively and fun bike to ride. If you answered bike B, I have a follow-up question. Did your answer change? Great write-up, Bruce. You touched on some interesting points regarding weight that often get overlooked.

In both of these scenarios, the flex characteristics of the bike also play a big role in how that weight is perceived by the rider. If a frame is very light and also has a bit more flex in the downtube — bottom bracket — chainstays, it will probably have a very nice feel in this situation, like it wants to dance. Thinking of SuperSix Evo and Aethos.

Now a bike that is only a handful of grams — certainly less than. Thinking here of a Venge or Cefvelo S5 both awesome bikes, btw So, all that to say I think that how the bike flexes is a filter through which the rider feels the weight more exactly the mass of the bike. What are upgrades? I reckon living in a relatively roller landscape in eastern SD, that means something else than say Colorado upgrades.

DE with the Ekar groupset. A Colnago C60, and a Salsa Horsethief. The weight runs 20 lbs, 20lbs, and 30ish lbs. The Open and Salsa have similar gear range and the C60 They all ride differently.

The wind here is the main factor it always blows and the avg is somewhere around most days those are calm days. I think body weight plus aero makes has the biggest impact.

I am not a weight weenie. But I reckon the fun is in how fit you are and how this translates out there. As light as you can afford is the way. The light one is a rocket and the heavier is more comfortable and fun. The heavier was 31 pounds and felt like a pig until I got it down to Lighter bikes are easier on my knees, way better to carry, and feeling fast is way better psychologically.

I got my Niner Aluminum with Carbon Fork and it enables me to keep up with other riders, especially on uphill gravel gravel tires, 40mm. So the weight savings is great compared to my hybrid Giant Escape, which is great for steep climbing but relatively slow everywhere else. Big concern here is wheels. Heavy wheels hurt acceleration because of their rotational inertia, but they also provide a stable ride.

I saw the comment by the person who only uses carbon fiber wheels on race day. That makes good sense to me. Hey Andrew M. Remember that weight is a measure of how gravity effects you and your bike, so to equate weight and stability results in a big maybe. Speed wobbles, on the other hand, tend to occur on motorcycles, too when the geometry of the bike and or the condition of the front wheel is exceeded by the speed that the bike is travelling.

Speed wobbles are dangerous and should be addressed with your mechanic and maybe a bike fitter. Careful buddy! Thanks for the question, Charles. That being said, you should ride the bike you are most comfortable on. If that happens to be the Airborne, maybe consider options for improving the gear range.

Getting ready for the Hilly Hundred and I am Not as fast or strong as I used to be. Been comparing my Airborne titanium road bike The Globe is a pig but I think I can almost climb a wall with that low gear. In past years, I have walked hills on the Airborne and am getting tired of it. Not sure I can train hard enough to get in shape although I know that is the right answer. First of all, I dont ride to win races. I ride for the enjoyment of seeing nature, riding trails with a friend, to see what my body is capable of and improving my fitness.

I mean I currently come in at a hefty 82kg Although that changes drasticly, end of last season I came in at 75kg while I started on 86kg , not to menttion I often use it to commute to work and I carry over 5kg of lugage. The bike weight in negligable compared to that.

And most importantly, I dont see wheight as something negative or that holds me back. Cause, as I said, I ride to test my body.

And every additional kg I carry up a hill or mountain, I consider a testimony to the perfromance my body can deliver. The distance I ride and elevation I climb is gonna be the same for a planned route, no matter the bikes weight. I like this article. If there is a cross wind I feel the bike want to almost lift off the ground not literally but it gets carried by wind easily.

I would like the pros here or the publisher to comment and if the heavier weight would typically equate to more stability and control when going downhill. I am Have Santa Cruz carbon fiber Have only one shifter due to arthritis. Weigh If I like light bikes. I was a runner till 7 years ago then started mtn biking.

I desperately want to join a bike group. I like ve walking but I see a lot of groups around my home town in NJ which is on the boarder of where 3 counties meet. Bergen Cnty, Pass and Morris Cnty. So we have a lot of everything wilderness, lakes parks , up hill , mountains trails etc you name it we have it, how do I start out I want this to be a new pass time for me.

What type of bike should I start with? I am 69 weigh lbs and have been riding bikes for many years lost count so my opinion is weight is weight.

I own a Cervelo R3 16 lbs and a Diverge 24 lbs. My Cervelo is light as air but my diverge is like riding a tank ugh. My preference is to ride fast and longer like the MS I am a total weight weenie, but I guess that just comes with the territory. I am a purebred XC racer and to me, grand are everything! On the contrary, I am also a total penny-saver! Before I had any sponsors, my goal was to get my bike as budget-friendly, as well as a great performer for what it was.

I would try to keep my bike under my total budget so that I could use the extra money towards other things savings, stock shares, investment properties, etc. If not, no worries! Keep on keeping on! A heavier bike means more power output on the climbs, but guess what! Happy riding! On a flat road, the vehicle bike and rider are the same as a railway train. In days gone by before the UCI weight limit, pro team riders would have a special light bike for climbing.

Aerodynamically, an identically shaped vehicle with greater mass will roll further than a lighter vehicle. Lighter vehicles are advantageous when accelerating and rising against gravity. The 2lb is helping you roll It was Chromoly and so much more responsive than a Huffy.

My bike closet has 2 steel, 2 aluminum, and one CF. The CF Tarmac Expert is roughly 16lbs. My heaviest is a F4 Caffeine hardtail near 26lbs. My mountain bike days ended in the 20th century, so only having 26" wheeled MTBs for tooling around and mild off-roading is fine by me. That being said, having a good basis for a lightening a bike is critical.

I built the rim-brake wheel-set myself choosing higher end at the time rims, double butted DT spokes and decent 7-spd hubs. Adidas have used their latest lightweight technologies on the new, innovative football boot. The upper is also equipped with a sticky coating, which gives a slightly better grip on the ball. OK, getting stomped on might hurt quite a bit, so you would think Mr. Bale is pretty pleased to play with Pepe and not against him. Apart from the immensely light upper, Adidas have also managed to shave of weight on the sole and stud-configuration, where they have sacrificed a couple of studs and changed the positioning of them.

Crazylight still uses the Sprintframe 2. And then they shine a little more too. Crazylight is all about fiery speed and the green and black arrows symbolise the forward movement. Everything about this boot is about speed. Adidas F50 Adizero Crazylight is ridiculously light — and it can be yours! The world actually got an early look at the Crazylight, as Gareth Bale has been training in the boot for the last month — and Bale will be the only player wearing the new Crazylight.