Originally Posted by
dwmckee
I am hoping to shed a pound of final weight with a budget of about four hundred extra bucks and trying to figure out where I reduce the most weight for what I spend.
I would look elsewhere. Put some of the more common suspects on the scale and see where that gets you. Seatpost, saddle, bars, stem, etc. Tires are a place to potentially save a lot of weight. Depending on what fork you're running you could probably lose some there too. Wheelset obviously.