^Interesting claim. But I think we'd need a more comparable matchup, size wise, similar HS weight, and era. A 1993 Cannondale 2.8 or 3.0 series road frame makes sense for such comparison. Not today's Cannondales.

Note: My Vitus 979 bike @ 55cm ctc weighs in around 18-19 lbs. My 93 Cannondale R500 3.0 @ 54.5cm ctt is listed as 22 lbs. The allowance for a triple is 1lb. That still makes it 21 lbs. The components are comparable so their weights are negligible and can't equate to 3 lbs in difference. Just a thought.