Who's got the heaviest bike?
12-28-10, 07:09 PM
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Who's got the heaviest bike?
Another snowbound cabin fever thread.
I've got a 48 pound Roadmaster.
I've got a 48 pound Roadmaster.
12-28-10, 07:46 PM
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Here is my Redline R530, but I think our tandem weighs more 
Weight is around 55# as it sits...
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Weight is around 55# as it sits...
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12-28-10, 08:25 PM
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OK, I couldn't resist. About 950 for the bike, another 250 pounds for the trailer.
Any fans of the movie: "Castaway"? This is the crossroads at the end of the movie in Texas where he meets the woman welder to deliver his package. Middle of nowhere, northern Texas.
Any fans of the movie: "Castaway"? This is the crossroads at the end of the movie in Texas where he meets the woman welder to deliver his package. Middle of nowhere, northern Texas.
12-28-10, 08:35 PM
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'72 Schwinn Sport Twinn gotta be 50lbs plus
12-28-10, 08:50 PM
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My Eastman is in the 55-60lb range.
12-28-10, 09:07 PM
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Finally... a thread I can brag in!
The OCC Schwinn in my sig is 44 pounds empty, I just weighed it on a digital bathroom scale (weighed myself with and without the bike). Just the rear hub weighs almost 5 pounds.
My steel commuter mountain bike with rack, fenders, lights, etc. weighs in at 39 flat. Add a battery and saddlebags, it's easily heavier than the chopper.
Hmmm... interesting.
The OCC Schwinn in my sig is 44 pounds empty, I just weighed it on a digital bathroom scale (weighed myself with and without the bike). Just the rear hub weighs almost 5 pounds.
My steel commuter mountain bike with rack, fenders, lights, etc. weighs in at 39 flat. Add a battery and saddlebags, it's easily heavier than the chopper.
Hmmm... interesting.
12-28-10, 09:19 PM
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Anyone who's got an old Schwinn?
Sorry, I couldn't resist. I guess I'll never get over the old Varsity I had before tossing it in the dumpster(Which I do now regret. ...They go for $75 here). It's the only Schwinn I've really had and I guess it made me a little bias.
Sorry, I couldn't resist. I guess I'll never get over the old Varsity I had before tossing it in the dumpster(Which I do now regret. ...They go for $75 here). It's the only Schwinn I've really had and I guess it made me a little bias.
12-28-10, 09:30 PM
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Not sure what my Pro Tour weighs in at, but I'd guess at least low-to-mid-thirties. It's got pretty much every doodad I could find hung off it—rear rack, front carrier, fenders, lights, dynamo, sprung leather saddle and a chain lock that weighs probably a good 5 pounds.
Right now this is my only bike—when I eventually get my Ironman shipped out here I have a feeling it's going to feel like a feather.
My girlfriend's Trek Belleville is very much the same; I'd wager that it's hovering right around 40 pounds. The only difference is that it comes from the factory like that.
I used to have a cruiser that probably weighed about 40 pounds too. It was kind of a strange 80s model with a 1x5 drivetrain. I added steel fenders, a rear rack and a milk crate (and like six bungees holding the milk crate down... before I learned how awesome zip ties are).
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Right now this is my only bike—when I eventually get my Ironman shipped out here I have a feeling it's going to feel like a feather.
My girlfriend's Trek Belleville is very much the same; I'd wager that it's hovering right around 40 pounds. The only difference is that it comes from the factory like that.
I used to have a cruiser that probably weighed about 40 pounds too. It was kind of a strange 80s model with a 1x5 drivetrain. I added steel fenders, a rear rack and a milk crate (and like six bungees holding the milk crate down... before I learned how awesome zip ties are).
12-28-10, 10:19 PM
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My Schwinn Continental is only 38 lbs. It doesn't qualify for this thread.
12-28-10, 10:37 PM
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I have a few of these.the 1952 catalog says 76 lbs
I have a few of these and the old catalogs said the shipping weight is 93lbs!
This might be my heaviest bike but never weghed it.It a 1948 Schwinn with balloon tires.It is VERY heavy
I have a few of these and the old catalogs said the shipping weight is 93lbs!This might be my heaviest bike but never weghed it.It a 1948 Schwinn with balloon tires.It is VERY heavy
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12-28-10, 11:41 PM
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My first Honda was a 600. Remember the little 2 cylinder air cooled car that looked like a '73 Civic but 2' shorter? The manual said it was 1250lbs, dry. A '41 Crosley convertable was 950 lbs.
12-29-10, 12:22 AM
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That fillet brazed tandem is one of the finest bikes made on this continent.
12-29-10, 12:33 AM
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12-29-10, 01:56 AM
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I've never weighed any of mine. With front and rear baskets, I'm sure my Worksman is right on up there.
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12-29-10, 07:45 AM
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I can only just barely lift my Worksman LGB, mostly because it's terribly unwieldy. Have not weighed it. The basket on the front is made of flat steel bands, not wires, which adds a lot to the weight, and quite unnecessarily. Over 90 lbs for sure... over 110? I wouldn't be surprised. It's a beast.
12-29-10, 07:52 AM
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I've long thought that an idea for a club ride would be to set a minimum weight requirement and start the ride with a weigh-off using my hanging digital scale. Any bikes that came in too light would be required to carry bricks or some such until they're up to the minimum. But what should the minimum be? I figured my '37 Raleigh Sports with full chaincase might be a good standard, but I need to weigh it. I've assumed it's about 40 lbs.
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40 pounds sounds like a good starting point to me. I can just see the guys who bought new Felt carbons riding with bricks on their backs. Epic!
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12-29-10, 08:21 AM
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I was working on a kids BMX a few days ago for a neighbor. This tiny BMX must have weighed at least 35 pounds...probably closer to 40. I think it was a Next...biggest piece of junk I've ever seen.
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This is about 60 pounds.
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Those aero bars must really make a difference, though...
And then there's this:
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Not a classic but my Big Dummy with front rack, steel fenders and other additions I have made is close to 60 pounds.
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