I recently "graduated" from an entry level Giant road bike (OCR 3) to what I consider to be a pretty decent tri bike (Cannondale Ironman 2000). The first thing I really noticed was the huge difference in weight. I was curious, so with all of the technological gadgetry I could muster up in 2 mins, I threw the bikes on the good old bathroom scale.
Well, my Giant weighed in at abour 25lbs, while my new 54cm stock C'Dale weighed in at about the same as my wifes 49cm Cervelo P2K - about 19-20lbs.
With my Cannondale at just under 20 lbs...is this on the light side, heavy side or right in the middle in terms of good quality tri bikes? I'll be doing Placid next summer, and want to know if I need to worry about trying to lighten the load (other than just dropping my own excess baggage).
Just curious - what do the other high-end (and realistic - not the $5000 bikes that only a few can afford) models come in at in stock form? e.g. Cervelo's, Trek's, Felt's, etc
Well, my Giant weighed in at abour 25lbs, while my new 54cm stock C'Dale weighed in at about the same as my wifes 49cm Cervelo P2K - about 19-20lbs.
With my Cannondale at just under 20 lbs...is this on the light side, heavy side or right in the middle in terms of good quality tri bikes? I'll be doing Placid next summer, and want to know if I need to worry about trying to lighten the load (other than just dropping my own excess baggage).
Just curious - what do the other high-end (and realistic - not the $5000 bikes that only a few can afford) models come in at in stock form? e.g. Cervelo's, Trek's, Felt's, etc