weight ?

[expjawa]

Two D Cells inside the headlight (just like orig)
Two D Cells in tank horn (just like orig)
One 9V for the tail light

OK. On mine, I've got 4 AA cells running the head & tail light combination. My horn was replaced by a brass bell, so no battery there. Now I'm quite keen to find out what the whole combination of parts weighs...

 

[expjawa]

Ok King, I just weighed my 3-Star - 48.8 pounds, as presented in the official photos.

 

[panelman]

My Mercury,Stock Ins'ts, Rusty brother weighs in at 52.6 lbs. Minus the paper-bags. Will have to weigh Stock Isn't tomorrow.

 

[tucker]

I sell bikes, so all bikes 22 pounds or less

 

[Sphinx]

Yeah, ya gotta be careful where ya put the hook! :shock:

There's a lot of steel in that beast. I'll have to put the luggage scale on the 3-Star to see how it compares. One thing I can comment on, though, the dog absolutely does not like being weighed that way... :mrgreen:

 

[kingfish254]

Panelman, that rusty Mercury looks awesome. I don't feel bad about FW's weight now. After riding Fugsley, all other bikes are lightweights to me anyway.

 

[kingfish254]

Ok King, I just weighed my 3-Star - 48.8 pounds, as presented in the official photos.

Not much less that Firewing then. But you have the big wheelset too.

 

[panelman]

Just weighed Stock Isn't, it weighed in at a modest 47.4 lbs. I was really surprised, but I guess fender braces weigh a lot more than I thought.

Also weighed the wife's 55 Roadmaster, it weighed at 52.9 lbs

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

Those are some classy rides panelman

 

[yoothgeye]

I had some time to kill, so I weighed some bikes:

This is the 1978 Schwinn Klunker5 I recently picked up, complete and stock:

That is a super heavy bike!

How about my Mongoose Beast, swapped chainring, pedals, cranks, bars and other weight savings(not all upgrades shown in photo):

Lighter than the Schwinn Klunker5!

My Gravity G29 small frame size 29er, rigid single speed:

My Build-Off bike, the 1936 Off-Roadmaster:

Klunker 1, an 80s Hunter cruiser turned klunker during the build-off:

My early to mid 80s Eddy Merckx team Karel Mintjens race bike, full Capagnolo:

Super light for a steel bike!!!

My Walmart Mongoose Cachet fixed gear bike, upgraded to lighter bars, stripped rear brakes and other weight savings:

Really crappy that this stripped down aluminum single speed weighs more than an old road bike.

Last year's build-off bike, Higgins the German Spy, 1956 J.C. Higgins with mega apes:

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

ooo you still have that Merckx. Beautiful bike.

Nice weigh-in yoot

 

[yoothgeye]

ooo you still have that Merckx. Beautiful bike.

Nice weigh-in yoot

Yes, I have the Merckx and I really want to ride it, but it has sew up tires, an expense I can't afford and too much money to install incorrectly.

 

[deorman]

I guess it needs to be light if all you can do is carry it. :mrgreen:

 

[yoothgeye]

I guess it needs to be light if all you can do is carry it. :mrgreen:

Exactly, just like the fixie. Blew a tube, took months to get a new one with no bike shop around, so I put it in, took it for one ride and now the other tire is flat... UGH!

Here's the kicker, the OG tubes/tires on the Klunker5 are still holding air that I put in them 2 weeks back, and I've been able to ride it. Not a bad $10 spent on that bike.

 

[deorman]

Hey, if you swap the saddle from the Merckx onto the Schwinn you'd probably get it down to a svelte 45 lbs. :lol:

 

[beatcad]

ah, man. I want a hanging scale like that.
guess I gotta make a trip to to harbor freight :lol:

 

[yoothgeye]

ah, man. I want a hanging scale like that.
guess I gotta make a trip to to harbor freight :lol:

I think I got mine on Amazon for around $6, pretty sure it's a luggage scale.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

^^ yup they are cheap. I got mine on eBay for a similar price.

 

[kingfish254]

Looks like the fishing one that I bought for a buck is a $41 scale.
http://www.anglerswarehouse.com.au/prod ... _10kg_1101