Re: [garandon] Re: What does your brevet bike weigh?
I was packing food and clothing; I usually get cold on the longer brevets at night or day for that matter.
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> > <> do in horse races. A light rider would have to carry > lead weighs. Ming would have to pack a 12 volt truck > battery. >> > > Dave, > > All you have to do is map out a series of totally flat brevets and you'll have > neutralized the feather-weights :^) > > The first time I met Bill Glass he was riding a very mountainous 400km with TWO > saddlebags on a rear rack! I can't imagine what all he was packing. Even Woody > Graham only mounts one saddlebag. > > Mike D. > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> > Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. > Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! > http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/vOUolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > Community email addresses: > Post message: garandon@onelist.com > Subscribe: garandon-subscribe@onelist.com > Unsubscribe: garandon-unsubscribe@onelist.com > List owner: garandon-owner@onelist.com > > Shortcut URL to this page: > http://www.onelist.com/community/garandon > Yahoo! Groups Links > > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/garandon/ > > <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > garandon-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > >
I haven't paid too much attention to the weight of my brevet bike, adding things that are "just a few ounces more", so I was surprised when I actually weighed...
roadkill@...
Oct 12, 2004 1:10 pm
<<36 pounds without water>> I don't know my bike's weight but if it was that heavy I'd put a motor on it. I once rode across country camping out at least half...
I find bike weight to be pretty irrelevant. The weight of the engine, on the other hand, is much more a significant factor. Davy, whose 'engine' definitely...
Haynes, Davy
Davy.A.Haynes@...
Oct 12, 2004 2:31 pm
Man, if I don't get some time off soon to get on the bike, I'm going to be 275 w/o a bike! Still doing 7 12's a week out here in Ft Walton Bch (spending your...
... Your "loaded" brevet bike is probably lighter than my titanium fixed gear with Speedplay pedals and only one brake. ===== D. Bundrick "Let me say, with the...
roadkill@...
Oct 13, 2004 12:30 pm
Many years ago when I lived in Nashville I commuted some on my bike. I decided to retrieve my old single speed coaster bike from my parents figuring no one ...
Dave you got me curious as to the weight of my brevet bike and found mine weighs 30 lbs with the SON hub, rack and arrow bars. And that is with nothing on the...
... At least now we have an excuse. :>) I think brevet bikes should be equalized, like they do in horse races. A light rider would have to carry lead weighs....
roadkill@...
Oct 13, 2004 2:57 pm
And an electric motor to turn the cranks I think thats called elec moped ... the...
<<I think brevet bikes should be equalized, like they do in horse races. A light rider would have to carry lead weighs. Ming would have to pack a 12 volt truck...
I've been following this thread for quite a while - my bike is 32 lbs w/o water, spares, lights, etc.. Real riders ride heavy bikes. ... ===== see ya, Peter ...
Well I spend most the winter experimenting with different bikes and bike setups. I'm sure Penny thinks I'm insane. My lightest potential randonneurring bike...
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