Wednesday, December 4, 2013

How to make your bike lighter; light is might

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal, Philippines  | December 4, 2013

From Grimper Hereux

From wiki how

As we biked last Sunday VM told me about a You Tube video that adding merely a water bottle in a bike added 20 watts to a bike without adding speed or incline.  Conclusion:  light is might.  A heavy bike requires more power.

What are the ways to reduce weight:



1.  Buy lighter, albeit lighter frames like carbon fiber.

2.  Buy lighter chain ring set, and pedals

3.  Buy lighter wheel and wheel set tires  These will set you back by  30 to 50t and will save you about 2 lbs.  Your 19 lbs bike now becomes l7 lbs.  That is a lot of weight loss

4.  Remove all unneccessary accessories that add weight



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