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From: Mans of NC & SW UT Desert
Bikes: 86 Katakura Silk, 87 Prologue X2, 88 Cimarron LE, 1975 Sekai 4000 Professional, 73 Paramount, plus more
Crosscut is over 25 pounds, ditto the 950/970, depending on the year. My 1992 weighs in at about 29 pounds. 48 is young compared to many of us on here.
A lot of steel rigid frame MTBs are in the 29 pound plus range, even the nicer ones. My wife's TIG welded 1994 Trek 950 is lighter than the 1992 lugged steel 1992 model I have.
If you really want something light, you could consider a flat bar conversion of a road bike.
Just finished building up a 1992 Paramount Series 70 MTB, came in at 24.5 pounds, per my bike scale. Its a small frame though. (published weight was 26.8 pounds, but I used newer wheels and lighter weight slick tires).
Focus a lot less on models, and focus on frame material and component grade. Several brands made MTBs with Tange Prestige frames, which is a great start. Paramount series 50, 70 and 90 all had Prestige frames.
Last edited by wrk101; 02-24-13 at 08:00 PM.