Weight of Hunqapillar frame?

[Jeffrey]

Does anyone know the weight of the Hunqa frame by itself? I can't find
it on the Riv site.

[Gary]

I recently bought a 58 Hunq and the frame/fork/hs is about 9# on my bathroom scale. Just received the wheels today (from Rich at Riv) and am looking forward to finally building it up!

[Allan in Portland]

Like a certain NY jewelry shop, if you have to ask... ;-)

[Ryan Ray]

I know you're joking but I think this thinking is as silly as being a weight weenie. 

If you don't care about weight at all ever you will end up with a very very heavy bike. Maybe that's OK for some people but for riding in a group in hilly Seattle it's not fun.

Weight should not be something you think while riding, but while building or planning it's perfectly normal and reasonable. Caring about it to the point of abandoning said reason and abandoning higher priorities (safety, durability) is also silly of course.

Why the rant? I guess I just think people should be able to ask how much a bike weighs without getting remarks like "like a certain NY jewelry shop, if you have to ask.." or "put the scale back in the bathroom."*

So I say while building - ask away. It's a major financial investment and you should be happy with the results. Once built: just ride.

- Ryan

* side note:  I'm really tall and actually pretty skinny to the point that I gained weight after getting in shape.

[Peter Morgano]

Lighten up, (get it, lighten up, haha) But seriously, its not like its a sold steel chinese delivery bike, I wouldnt describe the hunq or even the bomba as "very very heavy"  Stout yes but not like a lead weight beneath you. Like so many things in life this is subjective, I rode a "heavy" mtb in the Adirondacks growing up and never thought twice and now ride 33lb rig around NYC and dont think about that either. Its like my LBS guy says to the weight weenies, wanna lose a lb off the bike? go on a diet or take a big leak, haha.

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[Ryan Ray]

"go on a diet"

Actually I'm pretty skinny and my Dr has told me I shouldn't lose weight. This is the kind of jib I was talking about. Sometimes the crowd here can be as bad as weight weenies. Just relax and let people ask how much a bike weighs. It's a perfectly normal question that doesn't deserve mean quips.

- Ryan

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[Peter Morgano]

You are right, Tony my LBS guy is pretty mean, but we are all Italians in Bay Ridge Brooklyn and can take having someone bust our chops about something. Its when you cant take a joke that things get mean in our culture, you should hear my mom curse out my dad, hahaha. I have taken false umbrage on the list before and can assure you that it is just you taking it too personally, we all have different senses of what is funny or mean but I dont think anyone (even you Steve) are mean on purpose.  Seems like another non-issue or maybe someone who is sensitve about being called a weight weenie, dont really know or really care anymore. By the end of the block I dont think about what my bike weighs, I am just enjoying the ride.

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[ted]

The great thing about weight is that although ones opinion about the
weight of a frame (eg is it heavy of not) is strictly subjective, the
actual weight is a purely objective repeatedly measurable quantity. If
somebody I don't know says a bike is very very heavy I don't really
have any idea what that might mean to me. If they say a 55cm frame and
fork of some model weighs 8 lbs well then I know exactly what that
means and I can decide how I feel about it.

[Ryan Ray]

Homeland security is on the way to my house as I have obviously
hijacked this thread. Sorry folks!

- Ryan

[RJM]

Do you think they will be riding Rivs over?

 

I don't want a bike to have unnecessary weight, but also don't buy frames and parts based on light weight. It certainly is a criteria to look at when purchasing bike parts, but higher on the list in my opinion is strength and how long the part is going to last.  I bought a Phil bottom bracket for my Hillborne not because of weight (I think it probably weighs more than the original) but because I want it to last 10 years and be serviceable when it does go kaput. Same kind of thing when I buy wheels, saddles, and handlebars.

 

I would kind of like to know the difference in weight between a Sam Hillborne and a Roadeo frame in my size just because weight may be higher on the list of importance with a bike like the Roadeo.  Just to satisfy curiosity, which is what looking at weight numbers really is for me. 

 

My Sam nearly weighs double what my friends Madone weighs which you can really tell when lifting the bikes onto a car rack, but I keep up with her and usually lead when we ride together. 

[Marc Irwin]

My 54 frame fork and headset tipped over 9# on the bathroom scale when I took it out of the box.  Don't worry it's irrelevant, the bike is awesome.

Marc

On Thursday, May 3, 2012 9:29:14 AM UTC-4, Jeffrey wrote:

[Jeffrey]

I'm the OP, and I take NO offense at the wieght weenie jabs!

It may be of interest to know why I asked, and its not because I was
looking for a light-weight ride. I have a black '92 Bridgestone MB-6,
and I compared the geometry to the Hunq and found that they are very
similar with 2-3 differences. So I now conceive of my MB-6 as a poor
man's Hunq (bought it for $75). To my surprise, my 49 double-butted
Tange CroMo MB-6 weighs 7.25 lbs. (fork and frame), and the 58 Hunq
weighs 9 lbs. according to this thread. What a surprise!! I wasn't
trying to see if I could shave off a few grams or anything, I just
wanted to see if I am pedaling a battle-axe around. Turns out its not
so heavy!

So go buy an early Bridgestone MB and Hunq it out! (Kidding...I'm sure
the Hunq has a much better ride).

I'll post a pic here, let me know if there's interest.

[Jeffrey]

Wow, I started a thread and it went into flames...how entertaining!!

The OP not offended, so this is fun to watch. ;-)

I asked the question because I can't afford a Hunq right now. So... I
have have been building my '92 Bridgestone MB-6 as a poor man's Hunq.
I compared frame dimensions of both bikes and they are very, very
similar. I figure this old piece of tig-welded steel MUST be heavier
than the Hunq and guess what? According to the '92 catalogue on
Sheldon Brown's site the frame weighs 5.5 #'s, the fork 1.75# = 7.25
#'s. Is it possible it's really lighter than the Hunq?!? Surprising.

I'm no weight weenie, but I am glad to know I'm not riding around on a
Sherman tank.