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Old 06-05-12 | 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by ColinL
you have weighed your bikes on a decent scale and got 14.0 pounds, or you added up all the parts and came up with 14.0 pounds?
This. 1250 gram frame typically doesn't build up to 14.0 pounds.

Also the OP is not comparing apples to apples when he's talking brand new bike full retail, and a bike cobbled together from used parts, and carefully sourced deals.

And just as the scale may be a little light, the accounting may be light on odds and ends, and things like shipping.
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