Gosh I don't even remember saying the quote that you quoted, and can't even find it on this thread.

I don't know the specific load front and back. The new bike with original steel low rear rack and fenders was I think 28 lbs. Currently in daily configuration, with front and rear racks and panniers empty but for couple pounds of backup warm clothes in rear, trunk bag full of tools/lights/spares, spare bottle of water, aero bars, bar-ends, heavy brake levers (solid and not U-section because L-shaped to reach on bar-ends, so need torsional stiffness), 2X crank and FD, the bike is 55 lbs. And again, that's mostly empty. Heavier with full load of groceries or clothes on a trip.