Word. My ALAN super record weighs actually a little less then my 2005 Principia with ten speed centaur. The frame and fork are slightly heavier on the ALAN, but the group is lighter - brifters sure weigh a lot, cranks, bb and deraillers haven't changed that much over the years weight-wise. The cockpit and the saddle are somewhat in the favour of a modern bike, but small size cinelli stuff and a SR post don't weigh that much at all. The real "clincher" however are the wheels. 32 db spoke, record hubs on mavic 330 tubulars and a 6 speed corncob weigh less than my cheapo rigida wheelset with ten cogs, tubes and tires.