Originally Posted by
frantik
I guess maybe there is that much of a difference in the frames.. doesn't sound like you've "weight weenied" much else
actually, it's got a "smoked chrome" finish.. bunch of pics posted one page back
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...1#post14845868 It used to have clearcoat on top of the chrome but that went along with the auto body paint the previous owner covered the frame in they are definitely lighter than the Tange Infinity MTB and Tange MTB tubes of my other mtbs.. Univega started using Prestige MTB tubing a year or two after mine was produced.. I'm guessing this is somewhere in between.
I love that bike... bet the chrome adds a little extra if it has been well done and is not as paper thin as many newer chrome finishes.
I wasn't trying to weight weenie the Moulden but did use some nicer parts... the wheels and crank are at the lighter end which makes a lot of difference and it's the frame and fork that really make a difference. Those Hurricanes are wire bead and if I went to the folding version I'd knock off 150 grams, cutting the seat post down will save a good amount of weight, but there are not many other places to save weight unless I invest in some carbon.
My Rocky Mountain Blizzard has a Reynolds 725 frame and weighs 25 pounds with a 3 pound suspension fork and when it is running it's lightweight folding tyres... the Moulden frame is noticeably lighter and the use of the OS steel tubes makes me think Moulden used 753 in the top and down tube with a Ritchey Logic seat post, standard head tube, and a mix of heavier chain stays and lighter seat stays.
In it's day it was one of the lightest bikes one could buy... now they make full suspension bikes that weigh 24 pounds or less.