Thread: Frame weight.
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Old 08-10-15 | 08:15 AM
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From: Mission Viejo

Bikes: 1986 Cannondale SR400 (Flat bar commuter), 1988 Cannondale Criterium XTR, 1992 Serotta T-Max, 1995 Trek 970

You can't just look at the frame. In my experience lighter wheels make a bigger difference. And the wheels don't have to be feather weight either. Just going from 2500 grams to 1800 grams is a massive difference. Same goes for tires. And if you go from steel rims with heavy wire bead tires to good aluminum rims and kevlar bead, the bike will seem like rocket.

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