Originally Posted by
urbanknight
Did the early 90's bike have downtube shifters and 7 speeds on the back but 2 on front? Brifters weigh a bit and add length to the shifter cables, then you have 3 more cogs as well.
actually you described the steel perfectly in it's original state. But the 22lbs was after i upgraded to 10 speed 105 last year. I intend to put the steel back to it's original state (or turn to fixie) now I have a new frame to hang the 10 speed stuff on.