Originally Posted by
Roger M
Jim
40 pounds is pretty dang respectable for a tandem, especially a vintage Peugeot. I could probably get rid of a bunch of weight by changing out the 27 inch 48h wheels, brooks saddles for something lighter, and getting rid of the kid stoker(as mentioned earlier). I doubt it would get down to 40 pounds though. The wheels are pretty portly though..
I don't have a good all-up weight for our Burley but it has to be something like 50#. I did weigh some easy-to-remove assemblies and look up or guess at some others. Steel tandems are not for weight weenies!
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[TD="class: xl63, width: 50, align: right"]2.38[/TD]
[TD="width: 400"]Front wheel with strip and QR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1.43[/TD]
[TD]Nimbus Sport tire[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]0.25[/TD]
[TD]tube[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]3.35[/TD]
[TD]Rear wheel with strip, 8x11-32 cassette, QR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1.85[/TD]
[TD]Nimbus tire[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]0.25[/TD]
[TD]tube[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]3.50[/TD]
[TD]Captain seat and stoker handlebar assembly[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]2.82[/TD]
[TD]Stoker seat assembly (big cushion seat and suspension post)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]4.00[/TD]
[TD]Truvativ Touro cranksets (guess, searches turn up 900-1000 grams for solo triple)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]1.30[/TD]
[TD]Two UN55, Not counting eccentric[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]1.60[/TD]
[TD]Pedals (guess based on similar product)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]2.10[/TD]
[TD]Chains (approx 3x 317 grams)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl65, align: right"]0.80[/TD]
[TD]Avid V-brakes, x2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]0.50[/TD]
[TD]Deore RD[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]0.25[/TD]
[TD]Sora FD[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]0.66[/TD]
[TD]handlebars[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]0.37[/TD]
[TD]stem[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]0.60[/TD]
[TD]BL[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]0.20[/TD]
[TD]SL[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]0.36[/TD]
[TD]headset[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]0.50[/TD]
[TD]cables[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl64, align: right"]2.00[/TD]
[TD]nuts & bolts & clamps & spacers & cages & pump[/TD]
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