Originally Posted by
wphamilton
They do? I've never noticed that. But my "light" bike is aluminum, "heavy" is steel ... maybe it's the carbon fiber that makes it seem so?
Add a rack and panniers with some weight.
Ride over some bumps, and compare that to an unloaded bike.
Weight becomes quite obvious once you get a feel for it.
It can be subtle when comparing some bikes, but the differences are there.