haha, don't bother putting any rubber on that flywheel; it'd be cool to see sparks fly when you skid
and yea, i haven't officially weighed it, but the bareknuckle build is probably a touch heavier than my specialized. if i had it set up for a race weekend with lighter wheels on and some drops, i think it would be around 15 or so pounds (size 48cm frame). yea, i'm sure there's a bunch of haters that think it looks like every other bike, but i could care less. it's something that looks aesthetically pleasing to me and functional on the road at the same time. kinda hard being original when there's like 340192301 other track bikes scattered all over the bay area.