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Weighed my baby...not scientific but...

Old 04-05-05, 12:05 PM
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Weighed my baby...not scientific but...

stopped at the LBS and chucked my 04 Zurich on their (not really accurate) scale.

The ride, as I weighed it.

04 Lemond Zurich (stock but...)
Bontrager Race XXX Lite fork
Look CX-6 Ti pedals
2- Arundel CF bottle cages
Selle Italia pro-link gel flow

Came in at 19.5 lbs.

Not too shabby for the quality of ride it delivers. I can't wait to throw on my Velomax Orion II's and take a giant chunk of weight off.

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If you have a bathroom scale you can use it to weight your bike. Just weigh yourself, then weight yourself holding the bike. Subtract, and you have the weight of the bike.
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Mine probably weighs about 21 pounds, not including tools and water (yeah, I ditched the Camelbak). It's a steel DeBernardi. If I change anything before it wears out, it will be the wheels, but they've been good to me so far. I was never much of a weight weenie. As weight goes down, so does value. But it's nice for bragging rights
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My Trek 1000c weighs 26 pounds and I'm not complaining. I need to take weight off my butt before I even begin to think about getting a lighter bike.
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What wheels are on there now?

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Originally Posted by 55/Rad
What wheels are on there now?

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Stock setup came with Bonty "Race"

For 2004 they downspec'd the wheelset to "Race" instead of "Race Lite" like in 03 and now in 05. I happened to catch the year of the downgrade, but I also caught the first year of the "spine" bike which is cool I guess. When I swap wheelsets I should shave about 3/4 of a pound- 1850g (ish) to 1500 (ish).

I should also say it's a 55cm.

55/RAD I know you have (had) a few Lemond's in 57cm I believe- what kind of weights are you pushing?

Also, I hope this thread doesn't come across the wrong way- I'm very happy with the bike, especially the ride. I finally had a moment to weigh it. Someday I'll weigh it on a better scale and get a true number.

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Originally Posted by MrCjolsen
My Trek 1000c weighs 26 pounds and I'm not complaining. I need to take weight off my butt before I even begin to think about getting a lighter bike.

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AMEN!

didnt mean to have that be an insult, I was saying people should think about it that way. That is most cases, I want to get a new wheel set, Ksyriums actually but I dont want to because I (the engigne) isnt really the best engine out there lets say.
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i weighed my 56 cm Allez comp cro-mo (ultegra 9 speed) the other day. With comp, hrm, 2 steel bottle cages, stainless speedplay zeros, and my heavy shimano R540's, it weighed 20.74 lbs, so i'm happy.
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Oh yeah, mine had the Astrale 8 cpu on it as well.

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Originally Posted by pjbaz
55/RAD I know you have (had) a few Lemond's in 57cm I believe- what kind of weights are you pushing?
My Poprad was 21.5. The Maillot Jaune is 18.7 and the Tete will spec out right at 16.5 or so.

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Originally Posted by 55/Rad
My Poprad was 21.5. The Maillot Jaune is 18.7 and the Tete will spec out right at 16.5 or so.

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can you give spec for the MJ. just wondering where my zurich might register (853 frame, race lite wheels, ultegra)
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My steel torelli comes in about 18 even without anything in my saddle bag...
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My Cannondale is about 17.5, should dip below 17 with the new wheels if and when the mood finally overtakes common sense.
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How much of a diffaracne would you feel if you remove kickstand?
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My MJ weighs in at a hair over 19 but that is with my under the seat bag and a pump.
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My trek 2100 is just over 19 pounds, with DA10 and race x lite wheelset... will be under 18 soon
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I've been bitten by the weight weenie bug as well. First off, wheels do make a huge difference. With my Elans on the Orbea (60c, steel w/ carbon seatstays, Record, FSA carbon cranks) the bike comes in at 17.5 using the bathroom scale. Should be around a pound heavier with regular wheels. The new full carbon fork took off about a half-pound or so. Most of the time, though, the Elans won't be on it.

Better yet is the fact that the bike fits like a glove and rides like a good steel bike should. while it's fun to drop weight from a bike, it doesn't matter a bit if the bike rides like crap as a result.
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Madone 5.2, stock with ultegra-10, cages and look 396 pedals=18lbs
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Originally Posted by Ziggurat
can you give spec for the MJ. just wondering where my zurich might register (853 frame, race lite wheels, ultegra)
55 cm frame - full 853
profile carbon fork - threaded with DA headset.
Full 9 speed ultegra group including brakes
Ultegra SPD-SL pedals
Ritchey WCS bars and stem
Bonty X-Lite Aero wheels
Michelin Pro Race tires
Forte Pro SLX saddle
Thomson Masterpiece seatpost

Weighed without computer, saddle bag, or bottle cages.

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