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Old 06-15-12 | 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Booger1
A touring bike has been my only bike for 35 years......I'm happy.It's capable of going fast,it's 23 pounds with all of the crap off of it,might be 20-21 pounds with some lighter wheels.......but it needs me to be much younger if it wants to go fast again.
That sounds pretty light for a touring bike. What bike is that? Most touring bikes that I have seen weighed seem to be about 4-6 pounds heavier than that.
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