Geez, I should have known better than to mention weight in the C&V forum. Did I say under 20 pounds? No, I said around 20 pounds.
True enough and many people, perhaps me included, assumed that close includes under the twenty pound mark. That said, take another look at the weights of my vintage bicycles. How many do you see that tip the scale at less than 21 pounds? Or 22 pounds?
And, in defense of the weight weenies, it is thanks to them that we have seen the bicycle blossom, in part, into what it is today. A mechanical marvel that is constantly bombarded with creative people seeking ways to make the tool better. If lighter is better, so be it. And, as a retired millwright, or industrial mechanic, a light tool is much nicer to handle than a heavy one. Hour after hour, or, mile after mile.