Road Bike Weight Scale
The frame is 140 grams lighter which helps the top of the line model shown here alight our scale at just 14 5 pounds size large.
Road bike weight scale. Based on that fact any bike under that weight requires weight added to race. Wouldn t the ultimate goal be to add that weight back in the form of additional strength durability and aerodynamics. The scale 10 is scott s off road equivalent of the cr 1 road bike a very light stiff carbon fibre frame designed for one thing and one thing only. Opposite the aero road bike is the stiffness to weight bike.
Park tool ds1 digital bike scale the ds1 digital scale by park tools is a versatile digital scale built to accurately weigh bikes frames and components. I found no way to calibrate it myself so i returned the item. While some e road bikes skimp on the battery and motor power to offer a more integrated look and lighter weight the giant road e 1 pro. There are other benefits too.
A 5 lbs weight said 14 lbs and a 10 lbs weight read about 30 lbs. So we have already established that bikes can be built around the 10lb mark so now optimization of strength and features at 15lbs seems like the logical goal. The cr1 is adorned with shimano 105 throughout paired with shimano s rs510 wheels for a. Giant s electric road bike.
The specialized s works tarmac sl6 that we reviewed here on road cc weighed in at just 6 35kg 14lb well below the uci s minimum weight limit for racing of 6 8kg 14 99lb and that got us thinking about the other super lightweight road bikes out there. Features in kilograms it measures and displays to. Designed to be clamped into a repair stand or hung from a hook or branch the ds1 can measure in both kilograms to the hundredth and pounds to the ounce. Arrived new in a box in apparently good condition.
It was way out of calibration. 18kg on the scale. Trek émonda slr 9 etap project one 9 057. But more insidious than inaccurate vocabulary is a simple overestimation of how much bike weight matters for most riding.
A latex bike tube will save you a handful of grams about 20 per wheel compared to a butyl tube according to my scale. The low weight is thanks to details such as all carbon dropouts and a lightweight 390g all carbon fork. Here are six that barely trouble the scales.