Bike Lifting Weight

[Trek420]

We don't need strong arms, we're cyclists, all we need are stronger legs. Arms are only good for the post ride recovery beverage of choice.

Isn't lightweight hybrid kind of a contradiction in terms? I got a step ladder because friends run screaming when asked to help me (5' nuthin') lift my heavy POS (though very puhrty yellow) commuter to the roof rack.

Go for the fit first, then work those "guns" Oh, and welcome to TE!

[SadieKate]

We don't need strong arms, we're cyclists, all we need are stronger legs. Arms are only good for the post ride recovery beverage of choice.

Really? Better tell Lance that.

[jjkkee]

Thanks everyone - I do lift weights and work out - I have a shoulder problem and am fairly short I am also getting OLDERRRRR...... almost 60

Probably lightweight and hybrid is an oxymoron. I have also thought about a road bike with a little sturdier frame if that makes sense. I do know the importance of being fitted I was just doing a litte research on various manufacturers, when everyone thinks of weight they are usualy thinking about peformance. I live in a high traffic area and love to load up my bike and go.

[SadieKate]

We've found these to be very benefical to our equally aging shoulders.

If you are using a roof rack, you might consider a mount that allows you to remove the front wheel. Bike is lighter and you get slightly better gas mileage.

[Catrin]

We've found these to be very benefical to our equally aging shoulders.

Hmmmm, this is interesting, at least for the home end The trunk on my Lancer is quite high in proportion to my height - which means that the bike gets hoisted up further than usual for a trunk rack. This isn't a problem with my Trek, and I am counting on Knots advice elsewhere that my LHT may well be lighter than my Trek

[SadieKate]

We keep those fancy devices in the car also. They aren't just for home use.

[Catrin]

We keep those fancy devices in the car also. They aren't just for home use.

I just took another look at it, it FOLDS. Cool! I don't have near the problem getting my bike on the rack away from home, it has to do with the angle of sidewalks and so forth. It is interesting though... hmmmm

[Cataboo]

Maybe some of the trek fx's are lighter.

And as a 5'1 person with a "higher" car, even if it's only a subaru outback... I have no desire to lift a heavy bike on to it. I can put my titanium bike on the roof no problem, it's maybe 16 lbs and lifting it over my head and strapping it on isn't bad. I can take it down too. Both without a stool. But I am literally holding on to the chain stay and one of the bike tubes and holding it straight up over my head, arms fully extended.

Anything much heavier than that and I start worrying about the car in case I drop something. Lifting a 24 inch POS girls mountain bike on the roof to take it to my neice (damned thing musta weighed almost 30 lbs) was a pain in my neck and required a stool. As did a mountain bike (maybe 25 lbs?)

I use a hitch rack normally... and while I don't have a problem lifting 25 lb bikes on to it... It's a bit of a pain, because the arms of the hitch rack are above my shoulders and then because my bikes are small frame with water bottle holders, frame pumps, it's a bit difficult to maneuver into the arms because a bit of a tight fit.

I've got a fair amount of upper body strength and have no problem carrying heavy things... I just find it awkward lifting things over my shoulders or head over a certain weight, so I don't think the ops request for a lighter bike is unreasonable. And I find my surly annoyingly heavy at 25 lbs in comparison to all my other bikes.