Yes, Santana does not stress light weight as a primary goal so this little project of mine isn't a priority for the company (that's why I can talk about it). They prioritize lateral stiffness and durability with excellent vibration damping. A Santana based build will always be a little heavier because of the wide hub and cranks but for most of our customers who put a rack and trunk bag on that's just fine. That's also why I started this thread cuz I figured the lightest builds you guys have seen would be from companies I'm not familiar with. However, the Beyond is a class leader in frame weight so the weight weenie in me couldn't help but see how light I can get one. Tandem on friends and I'll post my results when she's done.

P.S. Anyone here own one of those Paketa V2r frames that accommodate the timing belt on the drive side? That's a novel approach to ditching grams.