Originally Posted by
Doge
Your example group was world Class (UCI weights enforced), Velodrome - they are not under 15. I'd expect they can get those bikes to 15# pretty easily. The one I got from eBay for $700 is under 15#.
Pretty sure you didn't buy a sprint bike. Sprint bikes are built to withstand crashes and and 200 plus pound guys generating 2,600 watts. My sprint bike was built before the introduction of carbon frames on the velodrome. It weighs 19 lbs. Steel stem and bars. Mass start track frames, which is what you probably have, are similar to road bike frames.