Originally Posted by
Iride01
[MENTION=203117]jamesdak[/MENTION].... thanks for putting in the pics. You further boost my confidence in what I want to do is not just some crazy old man that lives in the past on an old bike. At the LBS nearest to my house, they all look at me like I'm daft when I talk about steel bikes. Even though they sell Bianchi's and at the time Bianchi still made some decent steel bikes, they didn't want to discuss them much less consider ordering one for me.
So it looks like I should be able to easily stay below 22 lbs. with the right stuff. That was my main concern. I certainly don't want to be heavier than my current 23.7 lbs G.S. that includes cheap steel bottle cages and a storage bag behind the seat.
Well, first up sound like you need to find a new LBS, LOL! My local shop is great about all my vintage bikes. In fact the youngsters fight over who gets to work on them. A great bunch even though they are a big dealer in Trek and electric bikes too. They never question anything I want to do with any of my old bikes, don't mind me sourcing the needed old used parts, etc.
Under 22 should be real easy. I have a bunch of pretty much stock bikes that weigh in the 22's without even trying . Maybe check out this thread for more ideas. When you see my old posts in there and compare those weights to some I mentioned here you can see how a simple "upgrade" or two can drop a good bit of weight.
http://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...ike-weigh.html