Spyder chassis vs Lotus chassis weight

PostPost by: danwasdahl » Sun Jan 17, 2016 8:17 pm

Both the same at 97 pounds according to my bathroom scale. I stood on it holding each chassis in turn, subtracted my weight.
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PostPost by: patrics » Sun Jan 17, 2016 8:43 pm

Good experiment, always wanted to know if there was a difference.

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PostPost by: gus » Sun Jan 17, 2016 9:47 pm

interesting they said it was heavier, but I never measured...........maybe years of patches and built up grease make the difference
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PostPost by: Chancer » Mon Jan 18, 2016 9:22 am

I dont know if you are light or heavy but are you sure that the two identical weights that were shown by your bathroom scales was not the maximum weight that they can measure?

If it was a round figure in pounds or kgs or the equivalent in one of a round figure in the other then its likely to be the maximum.
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PostPost by: danwasdahl » Mon Jan 18, 2016 6:23 pm

The bathroom scale is analog, max 300 pounds. Read 270 pounds both times. I'm 173 pounds in winter gear.
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PostPost by: Davidb » Mon Jan 18, 2016 6:30 pm

Have you tried it naked?
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PostPost by: stevebroad » Mon Jan 18, 2016 7:03 pm

My standard chassis weighed 45kg(99lbs) prior to modifications.
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PostPost by: danwasdahl » Mon Jan 18, 2016 7:05 pm

I have not tried it naked. Yet.
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PostPost by: john.p.clegg » Mon Jan 18, 2016 9:01 pm

Let's just hope that you haven't found out how to post pictures yet....

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PostPost by: stevebroad » Mon Jan 18, 2016 10:07 pm

Two naked chassis :-)
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