My Litespeed Ultimate weighs 19.5 lbs; what gives?
04-04-06, 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by fmw
If you think a 20 lb. road bike is heavy, try one of these:
I was panting like a dog on a 95 degree day when I finished pulling this thing, myself and my wife up the final hill to our home on its maiden test ride. Then I discovered she didn't know she was supposed to pedal. She thought she was a passenger. Now that's an exercise bike!
I was panting like a dog on a 95 degree day when I finished pulling this thing, myself and my wife up the final hill to our home on its maiden test ride. Then I discovered she didn't know she was supposed to pedal. She thought she was a passenger. Now that's an exercise bike!
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04-04-06, 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by DeterminedMike
My Jamis Satellite Tips the scales at 22lbs, I guess that may be considered too heavy?
04-04-06, 08:28 PM
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OK....here's my bike specs...and it wasn't even built as an ultra-light. 18lbs with pedals, a single bottle cage, and light/computer mounts installed, however nothing was actually installed on the mounts during the weighing.
Weighing was done on my rather unscientific bathroom scale. I put the scale in the kitchen, where I stood on it, and kept track of my weight (230lbs), then without stepping off the scale or shifting my feet, I picked up the bike...248lbs. I repeated this 25 times to rule out variation..and either my scale is consistantly wrong, or it's an accurate reading
All this was done just to show, you don't need exotic frames to have a light bike.
51cm 7005al frame (Motobecane Vent noir...Kinesis made the frame for them)
Generic stem and handlebars (40cm handlebars, 90mm 5deg stem, both were motobecane branded "stock" parts for this bike)
Diamondback "road" seatpost clamp (heavier than stock by almost double, but a far superior clamp...worth the weight)
Aheadset
Ritchey Comp OCR rear wheel, campy
Ritchey "Special" Aero Comp front wheel (upgraded hub...no clue who made the hub for them though)
Easton EC30 fork (1" steerer)
Thomson Elite seatpost
Specialized Alias 143 saddle
Shimano 105 brake calipers w/ kool stop salmon pads
Cinelli Gel Cork tape
Campy Record cables
Campy Chorus (alloy) brifters
Campy chorus BB
Chorus carbon RD
Chorus cassette, 11-23
Record carbon FD
Centaur cranks (yeah yeah chainline is bad...)
Eggbeater C pedals
Wipperman nickel plated chain
one generic alloy bottle cage.
Weighing was done on my rather unscientific bathroom scale. I put the scale in the kitchen, where I stood on it, and kept track of my weight (230lbs), then without stepping off the scale or shifting my feet, I picked up the bike...248lbs. I repeated this 25 times to rule out variation..and either my scale is consistantly wrong, or it's an accurate reading
All this was done just to show, you don't need exotic frames to have a light bike.
51cm 7005al frame (Motobecane Vent noir...Kinesis made the frame for them)
Generic stem and handlebars (40cm handlebars, 90mm 5deg stem, both were motobecane branded "stock" parts for this bike)
Diamondback "road" seatpost clamp (heavier than stock by almost double, but a far superior clamp...worth the weight)
Aheadset
Ritchey Comp OCR rear wheel, campy
Ritchey "Special" Aero Comp front wheel (upgraded hub...no clue who made the hub for them though)
Easton EC30 fork (1" steerer)
Thomson Elite seatpost
Specialized Alias 143 saddle
Shimano 105 brake calipers w/ kool stop salmon pads
Cinelli Gel Cork tape
Campy Record cables
Campy Chorus (alloy) brifters
Campy chorus BB
Chorus carbon RD
Chorus cassette, 11-23
Record carbon FD
Centaur cranks (yeah yeah chainline is bad...)
Eggbeater C pedals
Wipperman nickel plated chain
one generic alloy bottle cage.
04-04-06, 09:19 PM
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Hmm... my cheap assed litespeed firenze stock weighs 20 lbs. The seat pack's about a pound so that brings it down to 19.
I can save about a pound off the wheels if I get new wheels, so that brings it down to 18. I think all in all I can get it down to about 17 lbs or so then it's new frame from there on.
I wouldn't worry, the difference between 2-3 lbs you really won't notice unless you're way up there in performance.
I can save about a pound off the wheels if I get new wheels, so that brings it down to 18. I think all in all I can get it down to about 17 lbs or so then it's new frame from there on.
I wouldn't worry, the difference between 2-3 lbs you really won't notice unless you're way up there in performance.
10-17-10, 07:19 PM
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I would have to dis-agree on the flexy statement. I am 5' 10'' 170 and I find that my Ultimate is pretty stiff in the rear triangle. Its those short stays...all your power goes to the rear wheel. I will agree with the weight.... the Ultimate is a heavy frame pre-2006. Mine weighs 17.5 pounds. But it is a much better ride than my old 1992 Cannondale 2.8 R900....that rode like a brick.
BTW, how's that wound up treating you?
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10-17-10, 07:40 PM
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There's also some humor in the misspelled grammar in the edit reason.
10-17-10, 09:01 PM
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Other people have said this, but I will too. Those eastons are heavy, flexy entry level wheels. We generally didn't give much to people that wanted to swap them out for an upgrade because we couldn't sell them for very much. Hell even Aksiums are much nicer wheels (I'm not dissing Aksiums btw I have a set).
Ah, crap. I just realized that I posted in the past. Need to go back to the future.
Ah, crap. I just realized that I posted in the past. Need to go back to the future.
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