Bike weight can be a very sensitive issue for some. Some people spend A LOT of money to reduce their bike weight by GRAMS. Personally, i agree, it is much cheaper to deal with our own body weight before the bike weight (and better for youe health too! a bonus!) But that can be difficult for some people to ehmm, swallow

Some cheap ways to reduce bike weight - around the wheel, the tires and tubes (ie outer circumference) will affect the rolling resistance and angular momentum more than the hub, which is actually more expensive to "lighten up" So spending a little more of a lighter tube and tire will help.

You can spend a little more on seat post and handlebars to save a bit of weight.

I find anything else after that, and you are starting to spend big $$ on little weight savings.

I lost 13 pounds last year and found a HUGE difference on the bike. and my bike was actually HEAVIER than it was because my husband "pimped it up" and put on heavier wheels (as it turned out) than were on it originally. But i was riding faster because of my lighter body.

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Han