Originally Posted by
Psimet2001
Haven't watched the video yet, but did you include your fork in the frame weight? They don't usually.
Also having just spent a long time trying to find a decent seat post under 200g....color me skeptical about widely available at 150g. Thomson masterpiece is close, but I had to settle for ~190 before being cut.
No, frame is 1,207 and fork is another 351. I had expected something around 900 and was really bummed when I saw what I had. Rides great, and I love it, just sayin' the weight was not what I had expected.
I just looked and noticed that my Performance post isn't offered any more. Perhaps my idea of readily available is colored by the fact that I have had four of them over the last few years. Considering we are comparing the top, high volume frames in the world, wouldn't you think the appropriate corresponding posts should be the top ones also? Even if that is as heavy as the 190 g you were able to find, that 60 g difference changes the order of the lightest framesets. I just looked at the range of offerings on the Performance site. You're right about the difficulty of getting to 150 g at this time, but several posts were listed at less than 250. The Doric 3T was listed at 181 g for a 400 mm length. That is right in the ballpark. And as you said, the Thomson Elites come in at 158 g for 240 mm long and and around 190 g for 350 mm long. Why did Giant choose 250 g if not to skew the results.
BTW, it is good to know I am not the only one who cuts seat posts (DISCLAIMER: taking care to leave the minimum inserted length for safety).