I have stumbled upon the Weight Weenies website for this ethnographic study due to a discussion with friends about forums and who actually uses them.
I am not an active member of any forum, firstly because I don’t have time, secondly I don’t want to put my name on the internet anymore than necessary (I could always assume an identity) Thirdly I don’t really feel passionate about an online community other than through this course.
The site itself provides the reason why the site exists
Why this site?
Postings saying “How much does X bike component weigh?” can be found on almost every bicycle related message board.
Often the same parts weight is stated several times further down the board.
So, why isn’t there a website that already lists component & bike weights?
Well that’s what we do. Component lists are updated almost daily.
This site has been live since 2004 and as it is updated daily it has a lot of information and groups and relationships to look at.
