RE: [CR]Consumer Reports - How Much Does Your Bike Really Weigh?

(Example: Framebuilders:Richard Moon)

From: "Dennis Ryan" <angroch@insightbb.com>
To: "Wayne Davidson" <wayne.collect@xtra.co.nz>, "CR BIKE LIST" <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: RE: [CR]Consumer Reports - How Much Does Your Bike Really Weigh?
Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 13:02:03 -0400
In-Reply-To: <20030509162158.GAKJ18913.mta2-rme.xtra.co.nz@[210.54.75.235]>


My Rivendell, 53.5 cm, weighs 23.2 lbs with fenders (Bluemel's Popular), computer (Cateye Wireless --off-topic!), and two Nitto bottle cages but without bottles, pump, or Banana bag with essentials. It's got double eyelets all around and rack mounts on the seatstays; a Phil bb, TA Cyclotourist crank, Egg Beater pedals (OT!)(I also use the terrific TAs), Precision Billet rear der (OT!! but USA-made, strong & super-light, and all silver ;-) and Simplex SLJ front (that's better); Sachs PC89r chain(??); Campy dt shifters; Nitto Frog; Brooks Swift; 10cm lugged stem with Noodle bars, Shimano aero levers & RB600 long-reach brakes (uh, OT!! I think ;-); and Avocet Criteriums on Mavic Open pros/Hugis with Ultegra cassette (ack!) and WTB skewers (You're outta here, pal!). Bar tape is yello Tresso shellacked, with Riv reflector bar-ends (look surprisingly good with the shellacked tape).(OK the bar ends are non-classic, but they're safer, and this is my ridin' bike ;-)

I was surprised that it was so light, since I wasn't really trying to make it light. I hoped/expected under 25lbs, but only just.

Dennis Ryan Louisville, KY Too bad -- we run a little horse race here in town every first Saturday in May, so I couldn't make it to the Cirque, but to paraphrase a famous commitment, "next year in Greensboro!" ;-)

-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org]On Behalf Of Wayne Davidson Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 12:23 PM To: CR BIKE LIST Subject: Re: [CR]Consumer Reports - How Much Does Your Bike Really Weight?

Hi, I have weighed my Klien, I did not really expect it to be real light, from memory its 22 lbs, pump no waterbottle......rergards wayne davidson Invercargill NZ.......