Originally Posted by
OldsCOOL
Is that less than 30Lbs?
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I recall that the completed bike weighed 32lbs, so somehow I achieved an approximately 6-pound net weight savings.
Dave Cutter mentioned the Continental, which had much-lighter (still steel, but French) rims, a tubular vs. solid fork, and alloy bars and stem, as compared to the heavier Varsity.