Our Reacto 300, a size large, weighed 9.79kg (21.5lb). As £1,000 road bikes go, that's pretty heavy. That means it's slow, right? Well, no, hold your horses. You'd be mad to write off this bike on the basis of its weight.
Everyone likes a lightweight bike. It feels good when you chuck it around, it accelerates fast, and you can boast about it to your mates. But in the overall scheme of things, light weight really ain't all it's cracked up to be.