2002 Lemond Tourmalet
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2002 Lemond Tourmalet
I'm very excited,I just bought a Lemond Tourmalet on e-bay.I have a 1993 steel Allez with Shimano 105 but I struggle up hills with its standard double and the new bike has a triple.The new bike is Tiagara.Would 2002 Tiagra be is as good as 1993 year old 105?Or should I swap components.I have Mavic Open Pro wheels on the Allez which I'll swap.The frame is Reynolds 853.Any body have any idea what the weight will be?Thanks.
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The 2002 Lemond Technical Manual says the Tourmalet with triple crankset weighs 22 pounds. You’ll save some weight over the stock Matrix rims when you swap wheels, so you should be under 22 pounds. I’ve got a couple of 853 Tourmalets and they are among my favorite rides. Most of the more upscale Lemond 853s had carbon forks. I much prefer steel forks, which makes the Tourmalets highly desirable.
https://www.vintage-trek.com/Trek-Fis...nualLemond.pdf
https://www.vintage-trek.com/Trek-Fis...nualLemond.pdf
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The 2002 Lemond Technical Manual says the Tourmalet with triple crankset weighs 22 pounds. You’ll save some weight over the stock Matrix rims when you swap wheels, so you should be under 22 pounds. I’ve got a couple of 853 Tourmalets and they are among my favorite rides. Most of the more upscale Lemond 853s had carbon forks. I much prefer steel forks, which makes the Tourmalets highly desirable.
https://www.vintage-trek.com/Trek-Fis...nualLemond.pdf
https://www.vintage-trek.com/Trek-Fis...nualLemond.pdf
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The 2002 Lemond Technical Manual says the Tourmalet with triple crankset weighs 22 pounds. You’ll save some weight over the stock Matrix rims when you swap wheels, so you should be under 22 pounds. I’ve got a couple of 853 Tourmalets and they are among my favorite rides. Most of the more upscale Lemond 853s had carbon forks. I much prefer steel forks, which makes the Tourmalets highly desirable.
https://www.vintage-trek.com/Trek-Fis...nualLemond.pdf
https://www.vintage-trek.com/Trek-Fis...nualLemond.pdf
I'm very excited,I just bought a Lemond Tourmalet on e-bay.I have a 1993 steel Allez with Shimano 105 but I struggle up hills with its standard double and the new bike has a triple.The new bike is Tiagara.Would 2002 Tiagra be is as good as 1993 year old 105?Or should I swap components.I have Mavic Open Pro wheels on the Allez which I'll swap.The frame is Reynolds 853.Any body have any idea what the weight will be?Thanks.
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I also used to have an '02 Tourmalet, and also liked it because I don't really get the point of a steel frame with carbon forks. I think the weights are a little fudged though, like most list weights are, by excluding pedals, tubes, or just marketing deciding to remove a pound etc.
I've got another one (think it's a 1999 frame) that 18 lbs 7 ozs with a 9 speed Dura Ace setup and some 1400 gram alloy wheels.
I know my beat up 2000 Zurich was under 20 lbs with pedals, saddle, bottle cages, etc when I put some Williams System 30 wheels on it.
So I don't know if they really fudged that much on the weights.
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I have no doubt you can get the weights lower than stock, but I meant the list weight with the stock equipment. The 2002 Tourmalet had a steel fork and lots of economy parts on it. All those cheap parts add up to a lot of extra weight since the frame is only a fraction of total bike weight. I never wrote down the weight though, so it's going from memory.
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I have no doubt you can get the weights lower than stock, but I meant the list weight with the stock equipment. The 2002 Tourmalet had a steel fork and lots of economy parts on it. All those cheap parts add up to a lot of extra weight since the frame is only a fraction of total bike weight. I never wrote down the weight though, so it's going from memory.
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I hear you, that's why I mentioned the 2000 Zurich. With stock components, pedals, and a Brooks saddle it was under 20 lbs with a set of 1400 gram wheels. Catalog list at 19 lbs and you have to figure that's without pedals (as spec'd) and with a much lighter saddle. So seems like it would have been fairly close with factory specs. Of course I think pretty much everyone fudges on the weights, right?
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I'm very excited,I just bought a Lemond Tourmalet on e-bay.I have a 1993 steel Allez with Shimano 105 but I struggle up hills with its standard double and the new bike has a triple.The new bike is Tiagara.Would 2002 Tiagra be is as good as 1993 year old 105?Or should I swap components.I have Mavic Open Pro wheels on the Allez which I'll swap.The frame is Reynolds 853.Any body have any idea what the weight will be?Thanks.
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Thanks for asking!It's black with silver which makes it,according to the catalogue a 2001!I'll get those pics up in a while.
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