Average weight of bikes?

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Can someone tell me what is the average weight of bikes these days? I see the occasional review
where people complain the bike is a little heavy but I don't know what the standard is they're
comparing it to.

Mountain bike? Hybrid? Touring bike? Road racing bike? Most road bikes on the market today are in
the 15-25 pound range. Mountain bikes might be 20-40 pounds.

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[email hidden] (Chris Hansen) opined:

Quoted message said:

Can someone tell me what is the average weight of bikes these days?

The weight trend is up up up. While technology has made ultra-light bikes possible, new and faddish
riding styles (downhill, freestyle, singlespeed) have made heavy bikes far more popular. In sheer
volume, the average weight of a bicycle is somewhat higher than it was 11.36 years ago, though
precise figures are hard to state.

Quoted message said:

I see the occasional review where people complain the bike is a little heavy but I don't know what
the standard is they're comparing it to.

Usually a mix of English and metric measurements in the USA, or a mix of metric and English
elsewhere. Except the French -- I think they guess.

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One bike was considered heavy at 23 pounds which is 10 pounds lighter than mine. Another one was
heavy at 20 pounds. I don't think I've ever had a bike that light.

A 20 lb. track bike would be considered a flying pig, while a 20 lb. MTB would be a featherweight.
It's the same 20 lbs, so what changes?

Perspective, my friend, perspective...

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Is there a large difference in the under $1000 and over $1000 price ranges?

Yes, a bike can cost infinitely more than $1,000 but only $1,000 less than $1,000. That's
essentially an infinite difference, and it doesn't get much larger than infinity...

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Thanks.

You sure?

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What kind of bike? Track bikes are around 17 pounds, Blue light specials upwards of 30.

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Mountain bike? Hybrid? Touring bike? Road racing bike? Most road bikes on the market today are in
the 15-25 pound range. Mountain bikes might be 20-40 pounds.

It also depends a lot on the amount of extra equipment you have mounted on it. Racks, fenders,
lights can easily add 10 lb (or more ?). My commuter, so equiped, weighs about 40 lb. I don't
find it heavy.

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What kind of bike?

You know, xc mountain bike, cyclocross, road bike, hybrid. I guess I was just looking for a couple
of common examples.

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len said:

Just how do you figure a single speed , could be heavy? I have a steel frame single speed that
weighs in light. What could make a fixed gear heavy? I don't follow your logic.

I think maybe he's referring to these newfangled, nostalgic, (over-priced?) cruiser type bikes --
those things with the dual curvy top tubes, plush saddles, coming complete with all sorts of
commuting accessories, etc.

cheers, Tom

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"Dave Salovesh" wrote

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The weight trend is up up up. While technology has made ultra-light bikes possible, new and
faddish riding styles (downhill, freestyle, singlespeed) have made heavy bikes far more popular.
In sheer volume, the average weight of a bicycle is somewhat higher than it was 11.36 years ago,
though precise figures are hard to state.

Just how do you figure a single speed , could be heavy? I have a steel frame single speed that
weighs in light. What could make a fixed gear heavy? I don't follow your logic. Len

which is larger infinity or (infinity + 1)?

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Hansen) opined:

Quoted message said:

Can someone tell me what is the average weight of bikes these days?

The weight trend is up up up. While technology has made ultra-light bikes possible, new and
faddish riding styles (downhill, freestyle, singlespeed) have made heavy bikes far more popular.
In sheer volume, the average weight of a bicycle is somewhat higher than it was 11.36 years ago,
though precise figures are hard to state.

Quoted message said:

I see the occasional review where people complain the bike is a little heavy but I don't know
what the standard is they're comparing it to.

Usually a mix of English and metric measurements in the USA, or a mix of metric and English
elsewhere. Except the French -- I think they guess.

Quoted message said:

One bike was considered heavy at 23 pounds which is 10 pounds lighter than mine. Another one was
heavy at 20 pounds. I don't think I've ever had a bike that light.

A 20 lb. track bike would be considered a flying pig, while a 20 lb. MTB would be a featherweight.
It's the same 20 lbs, so what changes?

Perspective, my friend, perspective...

Quoted message said:

Is there a large difference in the under $1000 and over $1000 price ranges?

Yes, a bike can cost infinitely more than $1,000 but only $1,000 less than $1,000. That's
essentially an infinite difference, and it doesn't get much larger than infinity...

Quoted message said:

Thanks.

You sure?

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On Sat, 7 Feb 2004 23:34:34 -0500, "Dave" <[email hidden]>

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which is larger infinity or (infinity + 1)?

Yes.
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Dave said:

which is larger infinity or (infinity + 1)?

Yes.
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please reread the question because you didn't answer it

On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 23:47:43 -0500, "Dave" <[email hidden]>

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Dave said:

which is larger infinity or (infinity + 1)?

Yes.
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please reread the question because you didn't answer it

Oh, I can see that this could turn into a thread where the possibilities are endless. I could add
one more comment, but I am positive that it won't make a difference.

[email hidden] (Chris Hansen) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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You know, xc mountain bike, cyclocross, road bike, hybrid. I guess I was just looking for a couple
of common examples.

In my opinion the following weights can be considered as average for a fairly priced bike:

track: 12-16lbs (around 2000$) singlespeed: 14-18lbs (around 500$) road: 18-23lbs (around
1000$) cyclocross: 20-25lbs (around 1500$) mtb w/o suspension: 20-24lbs (around 500$) hardtail
mtb: 20-28lbs (around 1000$) full suspension mtb: 28-32lbs (around 1500$) downhill mtb: 30-
40lbs (around 2000$)

add/substract around 1 pound of weight with every 100$ difference in price.

Frank www.plitkorn.com