Originally Posted by
Ritterview
I was curious about the frame weight of the magnesium Paketa. They
exhibited a lightweight bike at Rocky Mountain Bicycle Show.
According to Paketa, this frame was painted (actually, powdercoated), size Large, and weighed 5.26 lbs. or 2384 g.
So, my Large/Medium Dragonfly weighs 7.23 lbs, 3280 grams painted.
The Paketa weighs 896 grams, 1.98 lbs less.
So the Paketa weighs about the same as a Santana Beyond?
http://santanatandem.com/Bikes/Carbon07.html
"Utilizing two breakthrough technologies licensed from VyaTek Sports, Santana’s revolutionary Beyond welded carbon tandem frame weighs in at 5.5 pounds. The Beyond is not only 15–40% lighter than previous tandem frames built from carbon, titanium, or aluminum, it also establishes new standards for stiffness and comfort."
Or, about 1/2 the weight of my Calfee Tetra, 10.57 lbs.