Fleet Weigh-In - 2016-0206

Inspired by the very light feeling Scott 29er when riding with M, afterwards I used the trusty bathroom scale for some
quick comparative measurements. I tried to re-weigh myself between bikes and took multiples of each bike to average.

Me 197.3 - mtb ride clothes, full of coffee and oatmeal

Scott - Garmin 500 n mount

222.8 222 223.1 221.6 = avg and minus Me = 25.1 lbs

Me 197.2

Poison - fenders w/some dirt

229.5 227.0 228.3 228.3 229.4 = 31.3 lbs

Me 197.4

Fm166 - lights and tools, no fenders

216.4 216.4 216.4 = 19lbs

Looks pretty consistent, Focus naked would be 17-19 but I ran out of time. Thats half of Poison :/

I suspect the Maxxis Ardent tires are contributing a lot to the 29ers weights, quite substantial rubber compared to the Schwalbes. Fenders and droppers, cheap saddle do not help Poison either.

Poison Carbon Hoops Ridden, Trainer + Ant USB Dongle + Zwift On Rainy Tuesday, MudHugger Tomorrow...

Poison is "done" again, it rode great on my first MTB ride in a month, thanks to the rain. I sent this image as the "Light Bicycle" money shot for them to use, good products and they now sell 18mm rim tape and long valve stems - they need an air compressor to complete the package!

Also due to our California El Nino raininess, I bought a trainer in desperation from a BBC member who had 2. Its an older Kurt Kinetic Road Machine, almost compatible with "Zwift" - I logged on this morning for my free trial and after taking the Green Jersey on the sprint, and then the Polka Dot Jersey (out of 500ish people mind you), I got flagged as a lost pro or equipment failure.

I got bummed that my unit was somehow not compatible with the "zPower" calculation but upon investigation I found the actual magic fluid training part is identical to the new ones (T-699C is the magic part). So lets blame tire slippage and try again next storm.

Tomorrow is Wednesday, my favorite day of the week...(WMD!) Some really huge fenders came in the mail from "Mud Hugger" that I should go try to put on for the event...