weight question my bike comes in at 45 lbs loaded!

[Payton MacDonald]

Specialized Rockhopper 29er expert, 59 (I'm 6' 4").  Jeremy Cleaveland made me some SWEET bags.  But with everything loaded I'm sitting around 45 pounds.  Ouch!  (My time trial bike weighs in at 22 lbs)  Not sure if there's much I can do about it as the bike itself is pretty heavy, but I do love that bike, it's an awesome ride . . .  Using a tarptent, thermarest, etc, pretty light gear too.

Anyway, just curious how heavy other people's rides are.  I'm looking at doing TD soon so I'm getting things all worked out . . .

Thanks,

Payton

[fritz]

Yeah, I've got a Cleaveland Mountaineering kit too and I love it. Great custom-made quality (disclaimer: personal friends).

What's your base weight (sans food and water)?

Without a scale, these are rough estimates, but here's what I've got: 3lbs up front for a 20F quilt, bivy and 2/3rds of a Thermarest short // ~4lbs on the frame for tools, headlamps, medkit // ~3lbs on the seatpost for tubes, layers. Add 2.2 lbs per liter of water, and whatever you carry for food, stove, fuel ...

[bmike-vt]

My base weight prior to changing up my shelter was 16 to 18 pounds dry. That was with an alky stove and some extra layers. That included my bags. This could go up depending on the season. And I'm trying to work it down... That will depend on goals for an event or outing.

A TT bike... Sure. Compare if you want. But aside from some gels and a tube, what else are you carrying, and where can it take you?

I'm hopeful that with a 14 to 18 pound base weight (maybe 20 if I'm touring and for comfort) I could just add food and water as needed....

[bartspedden]

My setup this season was 43lbs: 25lbs bike + 18lbs of food/gear (no water). Food = 3 full days of food plus another freeze dried dinner. A thorough re-thinking of everything and it looks like I can bring it down by about 5lbs. So my proposed set up for next year will be a 38lbs fully loaded bike with enough food for 3 days.  For me, there was no one key thing that made the difference, just lots of little tweaks.  Using the age old wisdom of "after a trip, lay everything out on the carpet and sort it into 2 groups: 1)things I used; & 2)things I didn't use."  I love this model and it has helped me realized over the years that much of what I used to bring with me in the outdoors was born out of fears that never came true. So, it turns out that I didn't need as much as I thought I did.

I'm sure there are plenty of folks with lighter setups, but if you post a complete list of gear with weight I'm certain you'll get a lot of feedback.