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Old 09-30-13, 07:58 PM
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noglider 
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What does your commuter bike weigh?

Yesterday, I rode very "spiritedly" through the city and decided to go not quite as fast as I could but pretty fast. None of the roadies could keep up with me on the uphills. As one guy was tailing me, I pondered the fact that his bike probably weighed less than half of mine.

So I got home and weighed my bike. Forty-eight pounds! Holy poop! That's with rack, fenders, lights, dynamo hub, wired computer, bell and eight-pound lock.

I'll shoot a new picture, but this is basically it. It no longer has the basket, and it has "combo" pedals with SPD on one side. Also, it now has a Brooks B17 saddle.

Oddly enough, it doesn't feel heavy to ride, and I think it's because it fits me so well.

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