[Yak] "add fish"

[Kevin Pfeiffer]

My riding partner brought his fish scale today so that we could weight 
my Pocket Rocket Pro -- it was his idea but I was not adverse to finding 
out what it weighs.

We had a bit of trouble with the electronic scale. Reading the 
directions didn't help much at first as we kept getting stumped at the 
part that said "add fish" -- how were we going to weigh my bike if we 
didn't have a fish?

Well, we finally figured out how to do the variable substitution 
correctly and came up with 21.5 lbs. or 9.75 kg. That includes MKS 
quick-release pedals and my saddle. Not a bad weight I thought, but no 
idea how accurate our measurement was -- we then tried to measure his 
bike and got 3 oz. as the result; guess we need to add the fish. :-(

BTW, does anyone make rims for Bike Fridays that use the "fancy black" 
minimal spokes that are so popular on all would-be racers' bikes today? 
(Just thought that that might look nice with a black frame.)


-Kevin

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Kevin Pfeiffer <pfeiffer at tiros.net>
Kadiner Loft B&B in Berlin http://www.tiros.net/bed-in-berlin/