Originally Posted by Camilo

What a new and unique thought in a bike weight discussion. er, wait, I might be wrong

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For what it's worth, this Sannino of mine weighs about 21 -22 pounds as-is: I could get it down to about 19 or 19.5 if I replaced the seat post, handlebars, saddle and bottle cages with much lighter (equally functional) versions I have on hand. But I prefer the current parts aesthetically.

The bike has fairly heavy seatpost, stem, handlebars, saddle and bottle cages, but all the other parts are pretty light weight - 9 and 10 speed Dura Ace drive train, ~1500 gm wheels, lightweight tires and tubes.

The 54 cm SL frame and fork weighs about 5 3/4 pounds which is around 2 1/2 pounds heavier than my decent, but not super light weight Felt Z F&F (Felt = 1,100 gm + 375 gm.... Sannino = 1,950 gm + 650 gm). So since it's not tough getting a modern CF bike down to 16 or 17 pounds, it really isn't a big deal getting a decent lightweight vintage steel frame down to sub 20 lbs with similar quality components, especially the wheels.