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Boardman Pro Carbon SLR….. Overweight?

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  • January 22, 2018 at 7:22 pm #28063
    efail

    I have just bought a small, Boardman Pro Carbon SLR. The medium size, on the Boardman site, is advertised at 7.3kg. Halfords, and review sites, including this one, have it at tiny fraction over 7kg. When I got it home I weighed it and it showed 7.8kg. The Halfords shop have weighed it with the same result. That’s a massive difference. Boardman have told me and Halfords that the difference is an acceptable tolerance and could be down to; paint, wheels, saddle etc.

    Any one got any thoughts?

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  • January 22, 2018 at 10:48 pm #910571
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    efail

    Bobbinogs wrote:

    Bobbinogs wrote:
    efail wrote:

     

    You do realise how ridiculous you sound? Just calculate 500g as a percentage of your body weight and learn to smirk at the insignificance of it all.

     

    Me? Ridiculous? Thank you. 

    January 22, 2018 at 10:45 pm #910569
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    barbarus

    Have a large poo before
    Have a large poo before heading out riding?

    January 22, 2018 at 10:02 pm #910567
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    bobbinogs

    efail wrote:

    efail wrote:

    Thanks for the response. No pedals, no tat. Basic. Even if I accept the BS (quote), is 500g above their claimed, ‘super lightweight’ (quote Boardman website, medium), acceptable? It’s like asking someone to carry an extra bottle of water up the 152,000 of ‘elevation gain'(Strava) that I did last year, for absolutely nothing.


    You do realise how ridiculous you sound? Just calculate 500g as a percentage of your body weight and learn to smirk at the insignificance of it all.

    January 22, 2018 at 9:26 pm #910565
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    efail

    Thanks for the response. No

    Thanks for the response. No pedals, no tat. Basic. Even if I accept the BS (quote), is 500g above their claimed, ‘super lightweight’ (quote Boardman website, medium), acceptable? It’s like asking someone to carry an extra bottle of water up the 152,00 m  of ‘elevation gain'(Strava) that I did last year, for absolutely nothing.

    January 22, 2018 at 8:45 pm #910563
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    part_robot

    Perfectly normal. If your

    Perfectly normal. If your frameset is painted I bet the weight of that alone is +/- 100g due to paint and resin variations. Take off pedals, add on tyre variations, add on a bit of manufacturer BS and you’re there. The only company I’ve seen consistently spot on is Canyon. Most don’t even list the weight due to these effects.

    Wouldn’t worry about it. You’ll not feel a couple of hundred grams on the road unless you convince yourself you can. My 8.4kg and 7.4kg road bikes respond identically.

    January 22, 2018 at 8:34 pm #910561
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    check12

    Bottle cages off also

    Bottle cages off also

    January 22, 2018 at 7:51 pm #910559
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    mtbtomo

    Its probably well within the
    Its probably well within the manufacturing tolerances for all the components added together, and as previous, manufacturer bike weights never include pedals.

    January 22, 2018 at 7:43 pm #910557
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    Canyon48

    Bikes are usually weighed

    Bikes are usually weighed without pedals, could that be part of the difference?

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