{"id":57793,"date":"2023-12-20T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/f2ca30b3-b677-4e2e-bf76-7338a12962fc"},"modified":"2023-12-20T13:46:18","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T12:46:18","slug":"7-ways-to-make-your-road-bike-lighter","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/7-ways-to-make-your-road-bike-lighter\/","title":{"rendered":"7 ways to make your road bike lighter"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Colin Levitch\n <\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 20 December 2023 at 12:00 PM<\/p>

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A lighter road bike won’t necessarily make you ride faster, and lighter bikes and components are usually less durable, while requiring more maintenance than their heavier cousins. However, there’s nothing like riding an uber-light bike.<\/p>

While your Garmin may tell you you’re not actually on course for a KoM on your favourite loop, you’ll feel like you are. Lightweight road bikes<\/a> have a snap about them and feel faster. And fast equals fun \u2013 even if only in your head.<\/p>

The quest for a lighter ride is taken to the extreme by a special breed of rider, the Weight Weenie.<\/p>

How often do you use your drops? Get rid of \u2019em. – Jack Luke \/ Our Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Weight Weenies can be found tinkering in their garage, replacing each alloy bolt on their bike with a titanium one, cutting off the \u2018useless\u2019 parts, such as the drops of a handlebar and drilling holes in a derailleur, but you need not turn to such drastic DIY methods.<\/p>

There are plenty of easy upgrades you can make to shed weight from your bike and they don\u2019t need to cost a fortune (although having a fortune available can help).<\/p>

Here, we\u2019ve got seven top tips for making your bike lighter with sensibly priced and money-no-object options for each.<\/p>