How does the bike fit, what is the quality of the ride and wheel weight/tire size has mattered more to me than weight of the bike. Lightening of parts seems more akin to Colin Chapman's quest for the perfect Formula 1 car, designed to be so light that as it crossed the finish line to win the race it would then break/fall apart. A friend's dad won a ration coupon to purchase a bike at the start of WWII. This bike he used as his car, taking trips on this 40lb.+ bike with heavy camping gear, had amazing times/adventures.