I am aware that a decent new bike will be an improvement over a cheap old bike in ways other than weight. My point was that getting a new bike solely for the purpose of saving weight isn't entirely rational if you're not competing.

yes, what's your point?

Ohhhhh, I get it now...

Glad you like it. I worked at a Fuji dealer. Sounds like you got a good deal on your bike, I don't think I ever saw the Newest 3.0's get much under $500 at my shop.

One of your responses is for just the frame, the other is for the whole bike. There is a wide range of weights of carbon frames, depending on just how much you want to spend. 1 kilo is pretty typical though.

If you're riding solely for fitness, there's no reason to spend tons of money on a lighter bike. After all, the heavier your bike is, the better your workout!

There are aerodynamic restrictions as well.

A lot of it is carbon. The wheels have carbon rims, the cranks are carbon, the handlebars and seatpost are probably carbon, the brakes/shifters are carbon, and some structural bits of the rear derailleur are carbon. You still need a lot of metal for the moving parts, though.

It's impressive that a bike frame can be made under 2 pounds, but that's not terribly much less than most decent racing frames these days. All the weight is in the wheels, drivetrain, controls, etc. The full bike is probably around 14 pounds, though I couldn't find it listed in the specs.

My best guess: The scooter got sandwiched between the two cars, and got pushed up by them. Makes at least as much sense as any other explanation I can think of.

I'd say probably? Chain link fences have a lot of give. It would probably bend a good deal to absorb the impact, rather than letting the "car" punch through. The bigger concern would be the car flying over the fence...

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I've seen these used effectively on college campuses, but do they have sufficient range to be useful in a large city? The ones I've seen have around a 70 mile range, which I'd expect to be well under the mileage a typical cop would travel in a day on duty.

I've taken flying lessons. Basic operation (taking off, maintaining cotrolled flight, going in the direction you want to be going, landing) is not too difficult, once you get a bit of time to figure out where the controls are and how the plane reacts to different inputs. The tricky bits are learning to deal with…

I'd doubt that the passenger found it cool at the time.

Wait, so they'll just be driving around at normal speed, blowing their horns, instead of causing traffic jams and kidnapping congressmen? This just got a whole lot more annoying and less hilarious.

Yup.

Muffler bearings? Blinker fluid?

Over 3,000 say they're coming, according to the article. It doesn't take much to jam up a road. 3 trucks across 3 lanes, going 20 mph or less, will jam things up for miles.