Originally Posted by
topslop1
Slightly off topic - do folks build 16lbs-ish steel bikes? Do they require crazy expensive frames to get there / top tier components?
Not crazy expensive frames, just crazy expensive components.
My Ritchey frame is 3.9lbs for the 57cm frame, and cost me $850 for frame and fork (+headset). If you built it with SRAM Red, lightweight wheels and light everything else, I think you'd hit 16lbs easy. I built mine with Ultegra, Ritchey WCS alloy components and Clydesdale heavy wheels, and it's 18lbs.