I recently let go of a beautiful bike I picked up locally from someone who found it in his closet. The bike fit perfectly and after upgrading the bars and levers to aero and respacing the freehub from 6 to 7 gears, it flew over the roads with what seemed like almost no effort. It was an Italian frame with Columbus tubing, a chrome fork crown, 27" wheels and a redwood tree for the headtube decal. But alas, I let it go in anticipation of moving and have regretted it ever since. But even though I rode it everyday it became apparent that the bottom bracket shell was stripped to the extent that the bottom bracket would click on all the standing hill climbs. A frame builder who had already looked at a couple times to braze brass into and retap the threads said he would replace the shell for a modest price, but instead relinquished it to someone who spotted it on craigslist.

Anyway this bike seemed extremely light at a total of around 27 lbs with a rear rack, and I am looking to replace it with another that is similar. I am currently looking at a frame and fork the seller told me is just under 6 lbs and would like to know if this is relatively light for Reynolds 653 CroMo.