On "homeslice":
LOL. No particular BF member or person at all. Just referring to a fictional "Joe Q Public". Homeslice being a term I learned growing up for someone that's an acquaintance, maybe closer, that's your buddy and you're just sitting around shooting the breeze together. Synonym "buddy".

Kind of like "hey buddy, be careful with that blow torch". Would be "Hey homeslice, watch the torch."

I've usually heard it used when you're trying to get someone's attention but not do so in an overly confrontational way.

On the bike weight thing:
I want someone who desires a 3lb lighter bike to by all means buy it and enjoy it and allow us to check out how nice it is, with pics. I just hate people being disappointed from misinformation.

People hear things like, "an ounce on the wheels is blah blah on the frame". Or "a pound of bike is worth several pounds of body". People take that stuff as gospel and then extrapolate it out.

We had a guy at work training for a hilly fondo hear this kind of thing and went out and bought a really light and super nice bike. He wasn't really pleased whatsoever with it, as it wasn't "that much faster". Like, dude was pissed and genuinely upset. We even tried to cajole him that he was still doing well and to just enjoy the nice purchase. He wasn't having it. He thought it was a POS.

Difference was, when I bought about $1500 more bike than I needed or deserved (it was a $2000 bike).....I knew I was just some weak riding average joe. I liked the color scheme, it looked freaking cool, and the components felt really nice and it seemed to test-ride fine also.

I like hearing about people happy with their bike, and happy on their bike. Not angry that the 3 lbs less didn't change the world.