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Old 03-20-15 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by RJM
My 53cm Roadeo weighs 19.5lbs built up ready to ride. The Sam Hillborne weighs more but it also has racks, bags, wide tires....also stiffer feeling unless I have some weight in the saddle bag. I use the Sam for touring, Roadeo for road riding/club stuff.
As you know, the Roadeo is their light-weight club racer, "our answer to speedy carbon road bikes". I think it's the only bike that has published weight specs. I've ridden and picked up a few of their bikes, they are hardly boat anchors - nice bikes. But we felt they were 3-5 pounds heavier than what we saw as comparable offerings in 'modern' bikes, and they sure are heavier than my vintage cr-mo bikes. If we are talking 36h 26" wheels with 1.75 tires, racks and panniers, I guess it makes little difference how much the frame weights. But it makes a difference to us, and I bet a lot of other riders.
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