Originally Posted by
conor
i'm about to check out a berkeley for myself. is the city big enough for two? haha.
No, I was here first!
If the frame looks nice pick it up; they ride really well, and everything is standard size. I'm not sure the weight of the frameset but for a steel frame it is reasonable. I borrowed the wheels/tires off my Langster to do the buildup, and the final weight is roughly 22lbs. I put the wheels back on the langster, an aluminum compact geometry 56cm frame and it weighed only a pound less. Honestly, I'm baffled, but that is what it weighed.
My Fuji is sitting at home in pieces.. I even took the brake pads off so I could finish the Langster tuneup(which is done, rides nice again). I'm going to roll on the Langster(which is SS only now) and the Motobecane until I get the new wheels on Wednesday. Before then I'd like to find a set of risers and a nice brake lever, but hope of finding something local and cheap is fading.