You know you're a Weight Weenie when...

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bkw
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Joined: Tue Sep 09, 2014 3:04 pm

by bkw

RimClencher wrote:When your kitchen scales have never been in the kitchen


LOL I thought I was the only one!

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crankinstein
Posts: 15
Joined: Wed Jun 23, 2010 7:25 pm

by crankinstein

When your financial advisor starts talking about retirement savings and your mind instantly wanders down the path of "geez, that's right. I'll need even more weight savings when I retire, because I eons be as strong..."

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donald
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Joined: Sun Sep 11, 2005 11:32 pm
Location: san francisco ca. usa

by donald

when you make your own bar end plugs and they are .8 and .9 grams each.

TARE
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by TARE

When you start weighting decals and stickers.

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prendrefeu
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by prendrefeu

donald wrote:when you make your own bar end plugs and they are .8 and .9 grams each.


Photos, please. :twisted:
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yoonted
Posts: 16
Joined: Mon Oct 26, 2015 12:48 pm

by yoonted

When u are buying new parts, you only look at the weight not the price tag.

jamiesagan
Posts: 6
Joined: Mon Oct 19, 2015 7:39 pm

by jamiesagan

When you turn your nose up and ignore anything over 6kg


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riochang
Posts: 187
Joined: Fri Feb 19, 2016 4:48 am

by riochang

when you strip off every stickers on your new bike

donald
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Joined: Sun Sep 11, 2005 11:32 pm
Location: san francisco ca. usa

by donald

I will have photos when I get my camera back, my son has it, living in another state right now, my phone does not take pictures.

headtube
Posts: 30
Joined: Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:07 pm
Location: Toronto, Canada

by headtube

When you sell relatively new light parts for the money to buy lighter parts

chris14
Posts: 91
Joined: Fri Dec 23, 2011 12:50 am
Location: France

by chris14

You spend hours on the internet looking for the lightest headset spacers and get excited when find pictures of them on scales... (lightest ones i found FSA polycarbonate)

Canofale
Posts: 50
Joined: Sun Jan 17, 2016 7:33 pm
Location: UK North West

by Canofale

You see bikes out on the road and sub consciously estimate the weight to the nearest 500g.
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2016 Giant TCR Advanced Pro 6.6kg

TEXAS5GUN
Posts: 3
Joined: Tue Dec 06, 2016 10:28 pm

by TEXAS5GUN

You hate new ultra-light tires because they weigh more than you're wore out ultrs-Lite tires

mcbbcn
Posts: 10
Joined: Wed Jan 18, 2017 6:51 pm

by mcbbcn

I'm a total weight weenie. I've been into ultra-light backpacking for a long time, so now it's time to apply a lot of the same concepts for cycling, and I definitely have a very accurate scale. LOL

Jepas
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Joined: Wed Feb 22, 2012 6:56 pm

by Jepas

When you spend over 1€ to save under 1g.

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