Originally Posted by
bradtx
I have even more admiration. My frame-only weight for my 23" Cannondale touring bike(s) is right around 4 lb. or perhaps just a bit lighter. I didn't write it down, but maybe it's in an old post.(?) Your built bike is ~3.5 lb. heavier than mine and a rack may bump that up 1-2 lb.
Is your Cannondale aluminum? I've thought about switching to Aluminum but haven't yet. The pictured bike is made from heavy 1/16" mild steel since thats what was accessible at the time. I'm currently building one out of 1/32" 4130 chromoly so we'll see how that affects the weight.
Originally Posted by
bradtx
One thing I've learned is that a little extra weight doesn't hurt when distance cycling or touring. We all want our equipment to be as light as practical, but I learned that my touring bike worked just as well as my distance roadie on long distance rides in spite of weighing 6.5 lb. more.
Good point although I'm going to be making one for Cyclocross riding and would like the weight to be "competitive" at least!
Thanks for the info.