Originally Posted by
chaadster
When you guys are calling these bikes heavy, what are you comparing them to? As steel bikes, they do not seem heavy to me.
Breezer lists Inversion Team at $2.5k and 21.39lbs.
Compared to other steel adventure bikes:
Raleigh's Stuntman is $2.3k and 26.9lbs. Their $2k Tamland 2 weighs in at 23.5lbs.
Kona's Rove ST is $1.7k and 25.6lbs (56cm)
Jamis Renegade Exploit is $2.1k and 23.75lbs
Niner's RLT 9 2-Star is $2.5k and 23lbs.
It would certainly appear that if Breezer Inversion may the lightest steel adventure bike, but if not, it is clearly among the lightest, but if y'all are benchmarking off other comparable steel adventure bikes, do let us know.
Since I am one of the posters you questioned-
- I find the Breezer models I have seen to be heavy compared to similar level steel bikes with general spec and/or pricing.
- I find the Breezer models I have seen to be heavier than my steel road bikes.
I absolutely havent seen the entire Breezer lineup, which is why I specified that my opinion was limited to what ive seen.
Your list of steel bikes that are 70-150% more expensive than the bike in question shows that other steel bikes can be lighter than the bike in question. Strong research there.