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Sometimes it then morphed into the 'Naked In Class' dream, just for extra anxiety.
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Like I said, I don't have a scale appropriate for my bike... but I do have a scale appropriate for that other junk. I just measured because I was curious and bored - 1lb 11.5oz for the light/cam, radar/rear, GPS, pump and tool roll.
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It would be nice to have a 15 or 16 pound bike but I would be wondering about what was going to break.
My circa 1991 Tesch is about 24 pounds.
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I never set aside a half hour block for "snack time."
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OK, a couple nights ago I dreamed that the cat I had '90s - '00s was alive and I was worried about his health conditions and unexpectedly one of his rear legs fell off.
Is that weird enough?
Is that weird enough?
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I have a bathroom scale weight of 23.5lbs for the SLT, that's with an 1.8kg wheelset, pedals, and bottle cages. That frame is double butted CrMo on the top tube and down tube only though, I'm pretty sure everything else is straight gauge hi-ten. I'd be surprised if that frame was under 5 lbs, the fork probably adds another 2 or so.
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That's pretty good. What steel is it made of?
I have a bathroom scale weight of 23.5lbs for the SLT, that's with an 1.8kg wheelset, pedals, and bottle cages. That frame is double butted CrMo on the top tube and down tube only though, I'm pretty sure everything else is straight gauge hi-ten. I'd be surprised if that frame was under 5 lbs, the fork probably adds another 2 or so.
I have a bathroom scale weight of 23.5lbs for the SLT, that's with an 1.8kg wheelset, pedals, and bottle cages. That frame is double butted CrMo on the top tube and down tube only though, I'm pretty sure everything else is straight gauge hi-ten. I'd be surprised if that frame was under 5 lbs, the fork probably adds another 2 or so.
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I haven't actually had it on an accurate scale, just the bathroom scale thing. It has a cf Kestrel fork with aluminum steerer and 36 spoke Open Pros and Ultegra triple group. I can feel the weight difference between it and the Seven which I think is about 3 pounds.
It would be nice to have a 15 or 16 pound bike but I would be wondering about what was going to break.
My circa 1991 Tesch is about 24 pounds.
It would be nice to have a 15 or 16 pound bike but I would be wondering about what was going to break.
My circa 1991 Tesch is about 24 pounds.
The Battaglin, for all its weight, was built up with light components - Phil Wood BB, Chris King HS, Chorus components, American Classic seatpost, custom 28F/32R wheelset with White Industries hubs and Velocity rims. Still weighs at least 22lbs. It can't escape the 6lb frame. At the time it was built, that was only a slight weight penalty, and for that penalty you got a bike that gives up zero energy in a sprint.
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Ah! I'd forgotten about my tool roll and pump - those are off of the bike for the winter, too.
Like I said, I don't have a scale appropriate for my bike... but I do have a scale appropriate for that other junk. I just measured because I was curious and bored - 1lb 11.5oz for the light/cam, radar/rear, GPS, pump and tool roll.
Like I said, I don't have a scale appropriate for my bike... but I do have a scale appropriate for that other junk. I just measured because I was curious and bored - 1lb 11.5oz for the light/cam, radar/rear, GPS, pump and tool roll.
I bet going back to the nice and light stock fork and ditching the front bag and rack I could save a pound and a half or two. If the new saddle I bought works out that will be another pound saved. That would take things down to under 25lbs for 650b wheels, big tires, and full coverage metal fenders. I'd likely replace the big front bag with something like a Swift Bandito or Ourucase Smuggler.
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It's been 37 years since I finished school, and I still have it.
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You people need to talk real money or that metric crap. These posts that have both are confusing!
Speaking of, I went with the heavy frame from Focus. 850g. I like that bike.
Speaking of, I went with the heavy frame from Focus. 850g. I like that bike.
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I like the quasi-awake phase where it slowly dawns on me that actually I don't have to worry about that class.
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My dream just before waking up this morning was not very weird. I was buying some stuff, including a small bouquet of flowers for my wife, and the cashier told me that the total was two hundred bucks and change. That was entirely too much and I got pissed when the cashier couldn't/wouldn't show me an itemized breakdown. Then I woke. Oh well.
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Two points of reference: my CF Roubaix weighs 17 and my Ti Habanero weighs 19. Guess which one rides better and gets 90% of my saddle time?
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If it's under 2kg, I have a frame of reference. Beyond that, I have to think about the conversion too much.
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I think most higher end crabon bikes are 16-17 pounds. Drop a pound or two for a ww build. Realize published “weights” often exclude pedals and bottle cages if they are coming from a manufacturer.
Two points of reference: my CF Roubaix weighs 17 and my Ti Habanero weighs 19. Guess which one rides better and gets 90% of my saddle time?
Two points of reference: my CF Roubaix weighs 17 and my Ti Habanero weighs 19. Guess which one rides better and gets 90% of my saddle time?
We've come a long way, baby.
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Ha! Perfect -
Also, I just saw Puck Moonen's latest IG post and lost my train of thought for a moment or three.
Also, I just saw Puck Moonen's latest IG post and lost my train of thought for a moment or three.
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I just keep harking back to an article in the now-defunct "Bicycle Guide" magazine, where they stretched the limits of (then-current) technology to create a 16 lb bike that used components like Modolo's plastic downtube shfters that had a reputation for breaking off in your hand, brakes known for not stopping well, and it was so noodly it was practically unrideable by anyone over 150 lbs. And now you can get the Specialize Aethos that weighs under 14 lbs, has STIs and disk brakes, and will support people up to 275 lbs.
We've come a long way, baby.
We've come a long way, baby.
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