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Old 11-13-04 | 06:16 PM
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spirope
Bike commuter in Toronto
 
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: Toronto, Canada

Bikes: Trek 8000, Bianchi Super Ibex, Cannondale Delta V, Giatex 16

I'm not praising it because I have one for sale. I have two of them. I liked the first one I bought so well that I bought one for my daughter also, but she doesn't really need it.

It weighs 25 pounds as it comes, which is not super light, but it's not difficult for someone with average strength to carry it up and down stairs. For some reason, on the company's website, it says 27 pounds, which is not correct. I have made mine about half a pound lighter by upgrading the seatpost and the pedals (although I didn't do it primarily to save weight). I could also lighten it further by changing the rear derailleur, which is the cheap steel kind, but I haven't bothered to do that yet.

It's not perfect, and I wouldn't want to ride 10 miles to work every day, but for those times when you need a very compact bike, it's good value.
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