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Old 07-25-09 | 08:16 AM
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Bikes: Giant Excursion, Raleigh Sports, Raleigh R.S.W. Compact, Motobecane? and about 20 more! OMG

I think the heaviest is my Raleigh Superbe at ~40# my Twenty weighed close to that before I started modding it. I would guess it is a good 10-15#'s lighter now with alloy wheels, alloy seat post and a leather Brooks.

Heavy bikes are durable and will handle some pretty rough roads a lot better than the lightweights, the trade off is speed and acceleration, but once you hit the downhills heavy bikes rule

Aaron
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