Originally Posted by
SoSmellyAir
Is it even possible to get down to 22 lbs. with an all steel frame (including fork) and two wheels each with 36 spokes?
One of my co-workers at Trek back in the early 80s built himself a steel frame (Columbus KL) bike fitted out with all the weight-weenie exotica of the time: Huret Jubilee derailleurs, Zeus 2000 crank, aluminum freewheel, and titanium bottom bracket, Regina titanium chain, Hi-E wheels (ok, not 36 spoke), Clément #1 silk track tubulars, etc. that tipped the scales at a shade under 13lbs, so, yeah, it can be done.