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Old 03-24-12 | 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by nightfly
The Sputnik with a carbon fork is a pretty good lightweight frame to start with if it comes stock under 20 lbs. Would make more sense to me to put lighter bits on that than to sell the whole thing and get an entirely different bike when people have builds of this one that come in at 16lbs particularly if you like the bike and the fit. Also pedal wise, plastic BMX platforms are really light iand comfortable if you don't want to go clipless .

It is all about money. I heard some enormous numbers ... while there is already 15 lbs bike out there that may cost just $300 to get.
Geometry wise Sputnik and Wabi are not far apart. I do not see them to be entirely different.
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