In a message dated 3/17/05 10:41:42 PM, classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org writes:
> Campy bikes were 1/2 to 1 lbs heavier than the lightest early 1970's
> stuff. The 531 raleigh team pro was quoted at 20 lbs (a lie), and the
> px-10 was quoted at 21 lbs (Eugene Sloan's Complete Book of Bicycling)
> and i'd really be surprised if Peugeot wasn't lying all those years
> ago since the only thing that was substantially lighter than campy on
> a px-10 was the simplex derailleurs.
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I know for sure the Lyotard pedals were lighter than Campy pedals, and prett y sure the Stronglight crank was lighter than its Campy counterpart as well.
As for the AVA bars and stem, well, you saved a LOT of weight over Cinelli i f you were crazy enough to leave them on.
IIRC, my PX-10 weighed about 22 lb. when I got it. I trimmed a bit more weight off by building better wheels and getting a Phil BB and making a few other modifications. I guess I could have made it a whole lot lighter by j ust getting rid of that Brooks Pro saddle, but at the time I never rode anything
else that felt as good.
Bob Hovey
Columbus, GA