40 pound pedal bike? Bike industry goes in waves. Standards get wider, wheels larger, rims wider, chains longer, more pulleys, beefier pivots. Next trend likely to be to revert to simplicity and lower weight and lower cost (Covid bike boom) but might take a few years....On a 2021 Sight now and can't believe how heavy it is compared to my 2015 Reign I had for 5 years (like 32 lbs for an XL?), with identical travel, that survived like 25 Fivers. Another reason it ran so long: alloy.
June 24, 2021, 1:34 p.m. - tripsforkidsvancouver
40 pound pedal bike? Bike industry goes in waves. Standards get wider, wheels larger, rims wider, chains longer, more pulleys, beefier pivots. Next trend likely to be to revert to simplicity and lower weight and lower cost (Covid bike boom) but might take a few years....On a 2021 Sight now and can't believe how heavy it is compared to my 2015 Reign I had for 5 years (like 32 lbs for an XL?), with identical travel, that survived like 25 Fivers. Another reason it ran so long: alloy.