Originally Posted by
LesterOfPuppets
This bike is 24.5 pounds as pictured. Just over 23 pounds without barends and with slick tires installed. And it's just a mid-range hardtail.
My mid-range aluminum XC hardtail is slightly under 19 pounds with a rigid fork and tires that small, which is the config I use for the Midnight Century. Oh, and it's an XL 21.5" frame
In proper XC trim (big light tires and a suspension fork), it's 21-22.5 pounds depending on which wheelset I use. And that's not that special these days, just competitive.