Originally Posted by
citrocycle
Whats the best "bang for the buck" when trying to lighten things up outside of the frame? I would suspect rims but am not confident in that guess.
Im guessing the DeepV rims arent lightweight. And what are all the connection points made of? No idea what the drivetrain is as the pic you took is from the non-drive side.
Originally Posted by
citrocycle
The frame, before adding components, was about 4 lbs (1.8 kg), is this where the "heaviness" of this setup is coming from or would it be the components?
Yeah, that isnt terribly heavy for a frame. Im guessing there is extra weight in the fork and components.
With that said…meh…oh well. My touring bike is no lightweight. It isnt a land whale, but itll never be mistaken for a waifish model.
Its really cool that you built a bike- that, in my mind, far outweighs the weight being a few # more than what I would consider typical.
Looking around, this is apparently more of a 1st/2nd crack at a product to sell? Where does the rear rack attach? I see 2 mount points at the dropouts, but nothing up on the seatstays. Also, no ability to traditionally mount a front rack? That could really limit usability.
http://www.citrocycle.com/