Guess the weight of my bike! Results on monday, after I go weigh it.
09-02-11, 12:08 PM
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Guess the weight of my bike! Results on monday, after I go weigh it.
How do you delete threads you created?
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09-02-11, 12:13 PM
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23 lbs if you're lucky
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09-02-11, 12:19 PM
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The Road Ace is a straight gauge steel frame and with nicer wheels probably curbs out at 24.3 pounds.
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26.5 lbs. Now stop posting and go ride it 
09-02-11, 01:32 PM
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27.8
09-02-11, 01:44 PM
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It should be somewhere between 24-26lbs. One thing I am sure is no way this bike is under 20lbs.
Right, don't spend too much $ on this one as it's an entry level bike. Ride it, save up a bit more, and purchase a better one next season.
Right, don't spend too much $ on this one as it's an entry level bike. Ride it, save up a bit more, and purchase a better one next season.
09-02-11, 01:50 PM
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Get rid of those awful suicide levers and you'll lose another 1/8 of a pound.
At least you raised the seat.
My guess is 24.9 lb.
At least you raised the seat.
My guess is 24.9 lb.
09-02-11, 02:04 PM
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I also doubt that you can make this model a sub 20 pound bike without doing some radical and rather expensive work... a 20 pound weight in one hand feels a lot heavier than a bicycle due to the concentration of weight.
My hand built 531 steel racing bicycles both curb out at 21 pounds with nice, but not extravagant parts.
My hand built 531 steel racing bicycles both curb out at 21 pounds with nice, but not extravagant parts.
09-02-11, 02:39 PM
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What a piece of junk. 50 lbs minimum.
There's nothing romantic about riding an old clunker that can't even get you from point A to point B. What's the appeal?
Explain.
There's nothing romantic about riding an old clunker that can't even get you from point A to point B. What's the appeal?
Explain.
09-02-11, 02:48 PM
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25.2 lbs
09-02-11, 03:04 PM
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24.8275 lbs
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09-02-11, 03:09 PM
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You know you want it. What personal charity should he donate it to?
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09-02-11, 03:10 PM
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I have basically the same model and have put in over 15,000 trouble free commuter miles on it (after my dad raced it for over 10 years). Explain why you "need" anything more.
