Originally Posted by
GamblerGORD53
Bikes that age were generally 40+ lbs actually with all steel.
No they weren't. Even Schwinns weren't, unless you were only looking at their lower-end offerings. The forty-pound weight of the Varsity got it made fun of back in the day, because a road bike under 25lbs wasn't all that hard to get, and good racing bikes were sometimes sub-20.
My 1970s sport
touring bike weighs around 25lbs if I take off the racks and fenders and whatnot.