Yeah, all those 15-16 lb. road bikes (barely UCI legal, BTW) usually use a lot of carbon to get where they are, and that includes seatpost, bars, cranks, levers, AND of course the frame. I don't know many folks who'd be willing to have that much plastic on their daily rides.

my IF steel bike is right at 19 pounds with a brooks saddle and toe clips.

I had a stock (plus bullhorns) 57cm Pista Concept comes in around 15lbs with relatively heavy Time ATAC pedals. At the time it was my daily commuter in Baltimore.



Wheels were Mavic Elipse
Cranks were Sugino 75

my aluminum bianchi is lighter then my carbon gan well

Is that wheelset tubular or clincher carleton?

You could always get a custom made Titanium thing if you want to be a weight weenie but have it still look a little tradictional, or go for a Look 496 if you want the modern ultra-light thing: https://www.lookcycle.com/v3/fiche.ph...urches&lang=en

I think that Look is heavy as a boat anchor. Made to be stiff and aero, not light...

WTF is this about people posting how the complete bike with this or that frame weighed 18.634 pounds? That's like saying "Yeah, the frame weighs something between 1 and 10 pounds". Thx, that's helpful...

duder! that bike is sex!

out.

1.7lbs. World's lightest production frame. White industries eno hub and good to go.

K we're done.

custom desalvo.

in its current form its 9.5lbs.

more info on the bike on the blog.


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that frame is actuatly really heavy. theres a built one at the LBS.

Haha, that Desalvo case is a pretty high roder weight/bike weight ratio. The guy is 170, the bike is 10

...but the components used are pretty darn strong, not to mention that the desalvo might have cost about 5000+ george washingtons


i have a Ti track frame built by Dean in CO, nothing special, the frame alone weighed in at approximately 1500g. most of the weight savings came at the expense of light wheels, a full carbon fork, etc. the whole rig in its lightest configuration is close to 6kg (13lbs).

what components did you build up the wheels with? it would have been incredible to see light, li'l menace kicking ass on that light build. for his weight and his speed, he could really take advantage of something like that.

At $9,999 It's a steal.

Clincher.

They are pretty easy to find. 20 bladed spokes, light and strong. I recommend for street use. I know of 3 others riding the same wheelset on the streets of Baltimore with no problems whatsoever.

I hear they are good for the track, too. But, I'm not a velo guy.

Awesome. Then that is exactly what I am looking for. Are they somewhat reasonable in price?

really light steel track frames suck because they dent at like the slightest ****ing touch. then you cry and your tear drops create more dents.

I weigh 180 pounds. I don't think a pound here or there matters, so I tell myself to quit worrying about it.

i find no reason to fret about grams on a bike that i usually ride wearing dickies and a bag. for street fixed, the top three qualities i value are ride quality, handling and aesthetics - in that order. i'd rather train harder than spend mucho dinero on a marginally lighter setup - and i'm not in any rush to do either.

You know those guys that do paintless dent repair? I wonder if there's someone out there that can do bikes? Hmmm...

Ya, but that's full retail. I'm sure if you bought it near the end of the season you could haggle them down to 5% off.

my bike weighs ~16lbs and It's steel with the only carbon part being the pedals.

Bike weight actually affects ride quality. Since some body weight is borne by the legs (as opposed to the saddle) during pedaling, bike mass becomes part of 'unsprung weight'. Lesser the ratio of unsprung to sprung weight the smoother the ride. Sort of like why independent suspension with alloy bits are preferred over solid axle in automobiles.

Many bike shops carry at least one set in stock (I can name 3 now). You can get them for between $450-500: https://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=...Search+Froogle