Originally Posted by
Leebo
If the bike is 30, the load is 25 or so, depending on food and water for that day, and I'm 235, 1 lb is not going to make a difference, for me. I never weighed a bare frame before, Do they make CF frames that fit 29 x 3.0 tires meant for bikepacking? Curious on say something a little more refined steel say niner or such weight? Or maybe the stache frame in Aluminum.
If your point is that a pound of bike weight does not matter all that much, you won't get any disagreement from me on that, and I weigh a lot less than you and don't carry 25 lbs on the bike.