Originally Posted by
southpawboston
interesting tidbits there. it came with tubulars? i'm surprised it weighed only 25 lbs, although i suppose having mostly alloy components helped a lot. my jeunet with reynolds DB frameset came in at 23 lb as stock... only two pounds lighter (it is now 26.5 lb with porteur rack, wider tires, fenders and lights. also, mine is exactly 24.5" c-t. i wonder if the 620 came in different size increments or if it's really 24.5" and they just "rounded up" in their claimed sizes?
Yes, it came with tubulars. It was a hi-tensile, club racer meant to compete against the Pegeot PA10 and Gitane Interclub. The tubulars would have bee the biggest factor in the weight but I doubt they actully weighed the test bicycle, just publishing the advertised weights, which were also based on the smallest frame available, in this case a 21" (in addition ot the 23" and 25" offered). Still this does seem a bit optimistic and I wonder if there wasn't a typo at the publishers, as I notice that my literature specs 25 lbs even for the model 611 with steel, clincher rims.