Newly returning to the road guy here. I am not and will never be (I think) a framebuilder, just to be clear. But this seems like the best place to ask my question.

My current bike is a mid-late 90's Bianchi frame (custom LBS build from out in Ca.) and the frame labels say the following (I added the English, 'word for word' translation in case that helps).

Tubi Speciali Rinforzati = Tube Special Reinforced

Alliaio Nivacrom = Steel Nivacrom

Extra El Leggeri = Extra the Light

It is a 56cm frame (Campy Chorus components but that isn't the question here - although it is strongly related to any decision that I might make).

While I am hardly an experienced (although not totally inexperienced either) biker, I like the feel and fit of this frame. OTOH it is the only real 'road bike' that I have ever owned so ......

I know that this frame weighs more than the typical frame that you would find on a (for example) $1800 to $3000 new bike. And the question is just how many pounds (oz., grams,newtons, whatever) am I 'losing' by staying with this frame.

I realize that it varies depending on the alternative chosen, but I just don't know (without taking my bike apart) where I am right now (and am not sure where I 'could go' either).

Thanks.

dave