Originally Posted by
coasting
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.
That makes sense. So most of the parts were swapped over? If so, it's pretty simple that your steel frame weighs a few pounds more than the aluminum one.
FWIW My aluminum (scandium) build came to 17.5 lb with mid weight (1750g) wheels and Ultegra 10s (8s brakes).