the Sierra has flat bars, seperate stem. not as heavy as the high sierra. It does have a "substantial" fork though. I compared it to my '06 Fuji Touring, and I woudl say the bike stripped is about 6 or 7 pounds heavier - but I could be wrong. Either way, I'm going to put new slicks, fenders, lights and bags on it. Heck, I may just strap a milk crate on the rack short term

Ken