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  • What is your Rider:Bike weight ratio?
  • ooOOoo
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    Me 85kg
    Bike 15kg

    5.6:1

    ooOOoo
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    That's an 'AM' bike.

    JollyGreenGiant
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    Me 85kg,bike 11kg is 7.7:1

    hughjengin
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    My hardtail : –

    Me 65kgs
    Bike: 24.5 lbs = 11.1 kgs

    5.85:1

    njee20
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    Me: 69kg (and dropping)
    Bike: 9.4kg for the FS race bike

    1:7.34

    oldgit
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    Damn I don't know what I weigh or any of my bikes.

    ooOOoo
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    For a 20ft tall guy that's pretty svelte JGG 😛
    What type of bike is that?

    votchy
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    6.71875:1, my bike weighs 32lb

    clubber
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    Which bike? 😉

    105kg (Me)
    Road bike 19lbs 12.1:1
    Full sus XC mtb 28lbs 8.6:1
    SS mtb 23lbs 10.0:1

    foxyrider
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    FS:

    Me: 76 Kg
    Bike: 12.5 Kg

    ratio=1:6.8

    peachos
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    what's the point in all this bollox then?

    ooOOoo
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    I'm not really sure yet

    tracknicko
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    I'm fairly sure its just willy waving/measuring.

    soon it will turn into power output per kilo, which is of more use, but potentially even less interest.

    ooOOoo
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    Everyone loves to list on STW

    supinerider
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    me: 67kg
    bike: 12kg

    5.6:1

    damn I hate these lists 😀

    we're willy-waving with our maths skills btw

    ooOOoo
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    Hey yes, you can divide 1 number by another….gold stars all round!

    Bert
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    Me: 65kg
    Bike: 13kg

    5:1

    poppa
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    6.85:1

    Not sure what it is if I take a dump before riding, as often advised.

    crikey
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    Depends…

    Me naked 80kgs
    Me ready to ride mountain bike 86kgs
    Me ready to ride road bike 83 kgs

    Bike 14 kgs

    Ratio naked 5.7
    Ratio clothed 6.07

    Roadbike 7.5 kgs

    Ratio naked 10.666
    Ratio clothed 11.0666

    nacho
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    Me 78Kg. Bikes 14.3kg and 11.3 kg so 5.45 or 6.9

    avdave2
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    roughly 4:1 so I've a perfect excuse for being slow.

    Albanach
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    Me: 117kg
    Bike: 14kg

    8.4:1

    DezB
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    Me 85KG
    Bikes 39.6kg

    2.146recurring:1

    (thats 3 bikes)

    mr_mills
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    182lbs / 28lbs

    = 6.5:1

    nacho
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    don't care hat the point of the thread is, I'm home sick with a very sore throat and this is keeping me amused

    Vortexracing
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    Cotic Soul 5.99:1
    Ventana X5 5.52:1
    DB Alpine 4.74:1
    Carbon Roadbike 8.55:1

    all without Camelbak, kitchen sink etc

    rs
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    me 180lbs
    bike 32lbs

    5.625:1

    mudsux
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    is this the STW moron test?

    foxyrider
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    Got you looking though didn't it mudsux 😉 were just a bit bored and sommink to do 🙂

    ooOOoo
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    Quite a large range there, much more than I perhaps thought.
    Going from Clubber on his SS @ 10:1
    …down to Chucky on his DB Alpine @ 4.7:1

    I'm kind of interested to see how it changes things.

    If clubber gets on his full sus…..
    Bike + Rider increase by 2%
    Rider:Bike ratio reduces by 14%
    Bike weight increases by 22%

    andyl46
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    8.75:1

    Litespeed Ti niota at 26.5lbs, me at 105kg

    trickydisco
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    Me 73kg

    Hardtail – 9.5kg
    7.61:1

    Enduro FS – 13.1??
    5.57:1

    Dougal
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    Me 56kg
    Race bike 9.35kg

    5.87:1

    KT1973
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    Me -88.5kg, Bike -10.881 kg

    Ratio 8.12:1

    Ti29er
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    80kg
    11.8 kg
    = 6.77

    But what does it mean?
    oo00oo is heavier as is his bike.
    85kg
    15kg
    =5.6:1

    Nick is lighter & so is his bike
    69kg
    9.4kg
    =7.34

    juan
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    Bike 14.3 Kg
    Me 61 Kg

    Ratio 4.27 to 1

    aracer
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    Ooh, this is a game I should do well at.
    Me: 80kg
    FS: 9.75kg
    Roadie 6.6kg

    That puts me in the FS and overall lead at 8.2 and 12.1 I think 😉

    ooOOoo
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    well maybe it's like this, taking clubber going from his SS to his FS

    Bike + Rider increase by 2% – the difference in the work done
    Rider:Bike ratio reduces by 14% – the difference in how the bike feels under you
    Bike weight increases by 22% – the difference you feel when you lift the bike

    cullen-bay
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    Me: 58-60kg
    Bike: 10kg

    ooOOoo
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    Also the higher the ratio, the higher your CofG is?

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