Originally Posted by larrytx01
The Sarthe was a 57 and the Trek 5200 was a 58 or 59, really not too much difference. I was suprized as well. I believe the difference was the Ultegra vs. 105/mix and lower end wheels. I looked at a Chambery today (59) and it was a tad over 20lbs with full Ultegra which was a suprize as well. The bottom line is, there seems for me to be no real reason not to get steel over the other Alum/Carbon bikes at there. I am not trying to compete at the 10/10 level with a $5K all carbon bike and the ride of that Sarthe has yet to be beaten. I think it would be fun though to outfit the Sarthe with some carbon parts like handlebars, stem, Toupe seat and pedals just to see if you could drop below 18lbs.
I think that it would be pretty easy to get the Sarthe under 18 lbs. seeing that it is 18 pounds something when it's delivered (w/o peddles). My '06 Sarthe (51 cm) now weights 9.0 kg (+- 20 grams) which is a hair under 20 lbs and thats with Brooks Team Pro 520 gr., Time ATAC peddles 440 gr., Bottle cages 100 gr., Cateye computer 50 gr. plus Ultegra triple upgrade, Conti GP 4-seasons, 12-27 cassette and rustproofing spray (maybe 30 gr. after it's dryed?). And it's still under 20 lbs.