Ok so I few days ago I purchased a Tanaka Decaleur at a good price considering the retail price, and it arrived today . I want to emphasize that the price was right as I go forward in this write up because anything I do is very budget mined in regards to cycling . I am impressed with the quality and honestly I it looks nice to me , the downside thus far is the weight . Bare in mind I am not a weight weenie by any stretch of the imagination but this thing is substantial in my opinion and I typically do not consider weight within reason when it comes to cycling simply because I have plenty of my own weight so shedding two ounces from a bike doesn't appreciably gain me much.

I placed this decaleur on the scale and it weighs 14.6 ounces , couple this with a rack and bag ... I would probably be adding an addition 3 to 5 pounds to my fairly svelte SOMA Stanyan which I weighed the other day , due to careful component selection I managed to build a 22 / 23 pound bike. Granted not as light as the Epic I own but its not substantially heavier than my 81 Allez . It is however a featherweight compared to my Surly LHT which is by all standards a heavy bike.







My question is does anyone have a decaleur solution that is lighter ?