Originally Posted by Redbullet

Weight of expensive bikes shows a continuous increasing trend during the last 3-4 years, supported by the induced wrong theory that weight does not matter (especially for nonprofessional riders, because the professionals continue to focus on low weight, together with aero). Maybe a large part of weight increase is driven by lower grade carbon fiber, which requires a bigger quantity of materials to preserve strength, but with lower cost of raw material and processing.