He ain’t heavy he’s my bike – WIN BEER!! Maybe :)

[grumpycommuter]

Most of you will be unaware that Spencer 13 and myself are colleagues who work at a brewery deep in unfashionable North Warwickshire. After one tipsy evening we decided to organise, as an antidote to weight weening, a competition to see who has ‘the heaviest regularly used bicycle’.

First up are the rules because we are British and we love them !!!


1. Your bicycle must be ridden regularly – ish.
2. Retro is essential (lots of room for manoeuvre there then!!).
3. Photographic evidence of weight / use please.
4. Not to be taken seriously in any way, shape or form :roll:
5. If we end up with several bikes of the same weight then

Spencer and Karl’s decision is final, no matter how much moaning and pissing ensues on internet bicycle forums. We may just run a poll to be fair

The competition will run until midnight January 1st 2012 (plenty of time to shonk something together!!) on both road and MTB sections. Feel free to enter both if you want but please note that if you win the MTB prize it is highly unlikely you will win the road one too (Spencer says and vice - versa) There will be prizes, they will be small !!!

All weights in pounds and ounces please as we LOVEEEEE imperial measurements

Photos are cool, the funnier the better. Our method of weighing was rider first, then rider and steed followed by hard sums to reveal the final weight. There could be a special prize for the best weighing method!

Good luck to you all

Karl and Spencer

P.s weight on scales on first pic is just for show.....and not the real weight.

To kick this off here is my entry –

Sun Worksop Snipe Plus – all chromed

A glorious shiny 30 pounds and 12 ounces.

 

[Iwasgoodonce]

Cool! My original MTB comes from the oversize everything era. A mate and myself actually formed a team called Team Hippo in the very early 90s for people who's bikes weighed at least 30lb.

Their beer is well worth winning BTW.

 

[grumpycommuter]

Cool! My original MTB comes from the oversize everything era. A mate and myself actually formed a team called Team Hippo in the very early 90s for people who's bikes weighed at least 30lb.

Their beer is well worth winning BTW.

Didn't you pop up the brewery for some bottles a while back?

 

[flyingelephant]

Is my tandem legal for entry with all it's touring parts attached. A win hands down I think. I'd have to take it down the local quarry to get it weighed at the weigh gate with all the lorries.

 

[Piperdave]

Any prize for heavyest combined weight solo bicycle and rider? :shock:

 

[argonsixar]

if we count tandems and riders I am pretty sure I would win. Me and my racing mate come in at 35 stone before you include the tandem !
We scared the beejesus out of one solo rider on the E9 one saturday. We got a bit close when we passed him and could hear his swearing for 100 yards

 

[Some Guy]

My twin top tube Pashley postman bike weighs in at a bit over 56lb. It'll be be heavier soon when I replace the plastic tray it came with for a wooden box.
That takes me to the station most days in the week now.

 

[grumpycommuter]

Is my tandem legal for entry with all it's touring parts attached. A win hands down I think. I'd have to take it down the local quarry to get it weighed at the weigh gate with all the lorries.

Just had a high level conflab with Spencer in order to clarify certain issues :roll: and the conclusion is - bicycles for one person. BUT get a picture of you and said steed on a weigh bridge (with quizzical workers scratching their heads) and a you are gonna win something!!!

 

[Iwasgoodonce]

Cool! My original MTB comes from the oversize everything era. A mate and myself actually formed a team called Team Hippo in the very early 90s for people who's bikes weighed at least 30lb.

Their beer is well worth winning BTW.

Didn't you pop up the brewery for some bottles a while back?

Yup, that was me. I'll be back for some more too as soon as work takes me anywhere along the A5.

 

[grumpycommuter]

Cool! My original MTB comes from the oversize everything era. A mate and myself actually formed a team called Team Hippo in the very early 90s for people who's bikes weighed at least 30lb.

Their beer is well worth winning BTW.

Didn't you pop up the brewery for some bottles a while back?

Yup, that was me. I'll be back for some more too as soon as work takes me anywhere along the A5.

good man...the kettle will be on!