Originally Posted by
tacomee
The reason the Sojourn is heavy is that it comes with a lot of good stuff. Load all that stuff (rack, fenders, pump, Brooks) on to LHT and I doubt there is much weight difference.
As I said earlier, my Fuji World, with fenders, rack and B17 (there was no pump on the Sojourn I weighed), weighs in at 28lbs, effectively 7 pounds lighter than the Sojourn and is geared better. A similarly equipped LHT would probably weigh in at 30-32, still 3 pounds lighter than the Sojourn and again, with better gearing and a much better frame. One could build out an LHT equipped like my Fuji for about $1500.
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