Originally Posted by
ColinL
38 pounds is not unheard of for a cruiser or an old/cheap MTB. I do realize that no proper road bike ever weighed 38 pounds.
Then, it's weird that you are talking about them.
Originally Posted by
ColinL
anyway, there's also at least 3 curves for diminishing returns on capital deployed:
- new complete bike or new component at msrp
- best sale/ebay/whatever price on new bike or component
- used
The OP's price comparison stuff is dopey.
Originally Posted by
ColinL
the OP was comparing new complete bikes weighed on a scale to his optimized combination of sale and used parts. and the reason I disbelieve his claimed weights are this: he knows his claimed component weights (good sign that he has tracked and added them for a composite total), others with similar builds such as gsteinb have heavier bikes, and he hasn't posted a picture of the scale.
I wouldn't need a picture for proof if he had a solid reputation here or if others were agreeing that his weight claims were reasonable.
I think we've beat this dead horse way more than enough.
The OP clearly thinks that he's smarter than everybody else. He was clueless in thinking that people here were going to welcome his crowing about it.