Originally Posted by
LesterOfPuppets
Gotta say that my latest steel acquisition is too damn heavy for my tastes. Seems like it's all in the ass end, though. I'm thinking I'll drop my campy/nisi tubular rear wheel in, replace BB with a UN-73 I have on hand and replace the Acera Triple with a Chorus Double I have and maybe it'll be doable. Surely there's nothing worse than a weight weenie that starts with a 27 lb road bike

Only $60 though, so fun winter project.
I dropped 5#s of the old Schwinn without even trying - the old drivetrain was heavy.