Is there a source online for specs for old bikes?

[KelOnWheels]

http://www.bikepedia.com/

[ShawnoftheDread]

It seems to be hard to find weights online consistently. Companies don’t want to post them because so many things can affect the weight of a particular bike. Just stand on a bathroom scale holding your bike, and then again without it.

But bikepedia is the best source for other info.

[lordofthemark]

bikepedia is definitely interesting but they don’t seem to list Roadmaster.

Should I be very embarrassed at having this bike? (ultra terrain EXTREME, as it happens)

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@lordofthemark 29604 wrote:

Should I be very embarrassed at having this bike? (ultra terrain EXTREME, as it happens)

Around here? No, we just want people on bikes.

Around ELITE cyclists? Probably, but we don’t care.

Around non-cyclists? I don’t know, if they see me wearing lycra, they’ve gone blind and can’t see the bike.

[lordofthemark]

@ShawnoftheDread 29600 wrote:

It seems to be hard to find weights online consistently. Companies don’t want to post them because so many things can affect the weight of a particular bike. Just stand on a bathroom scale holding your bike, and then again without it.

But bikepedia is the best source for other info.

okay tried that. First thing I learned is that I need to bike more, and be a bit a more sensible in my eating than I have been lately.

Second thing – bike is about 35 or 36 pounds (including small pouch, bell, and mirror, but without water bottle) Could that be right?

[ShawnoftheDread]

@lordofthemark 29719 wrote:

okay tried that. First thing I learned is that I need to bike more, and be a bit a more sensible in my eating than I have been lately.

Second thing – bike is about 35 or 36 pounds (including small pouch, bell, and mirror, but without water bottle) Could that be right?

Sure, sounds right. My hybrid is 31 lbs. Next time you’re pedaling your tank up a hill, just think how fast and strong you’ll feel when you’re on a 20 pound road bike sometime in the future.

[KelOnWheels]

Yup. I just weighed my bike and it’s 35.4 lbs with rack & seat bag.

Oh wait, the U-lock was on it. So about 34 lbs.

[vvill]

I think my beater MTB with studded tires on is about 35lbs. I rode it on the W&OD once on a non-studded tire worthy day. It was fun.

[Tim Kelley]

The daily commuter is 42.4 lbs without the baby. Add her to the back and its closer to the 75-80lbs range.

[Tim Kelley]

@Tim Kelley 29741 wrote:

The daily commuter is 42.4 lbs without the baby. Add her to the back and its closer to the 75-80lbs range.

Oh, and this morning, someone went and put an extra 200 lbs of dead weight on the saddle!

[jabberwocky]

I occasionally use the wayback machine for specs on semi-new bikes that are no longer on their mfgs website (or for companies that are no longer around, like Lemond).

Bike weight is something you will hardly ever find though. Nobody publishes total bike weight.

[Amalitza]

My aluminum hybrid is 28 pounds (with rear rack, but no luggage). I remember thinking when I bought it how amazingly light it was. The bike it replaced was much heavier.

[jabberwocky]

My monster truck MTB (170mm fork, 160mm rear travel, thru-axle front and rear, dropper seatpost, DH brakes) weighs about 29 pounds. Its just over 28 with the thomson post in place of the Reverb. 😮

My road bike is right at 15.

[Bilsko]

For older model Schwinns, this is the resource I use – it used to be hosted by Schwinn, but for some reason the ‘official’ forums were discontinued. Now its an independent set of forums.

http://www.schwinnbikeforum.com/SLDB/Cover.htm

[DaveK]

I have no idea what my bikes weigh. The cross bike with all the commuter stuff on it weighs a lot. The road bike weighs much less.

A great resource for those of the Crack-n-fail persuasion (like me) is vintagecannondale.com – even Cannondale themselves direct you there for old info on their bikes.

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