> > I posted the weight of my 54cm Hunqapillar yesterday (31.4 lbs. with > nothing but a rear rack) and now I'm 'weighing in' with my 56cm Atlantis. > It tips the scales at a svelte 29.4 pounds with SKS fenders and a Nitto > rear rack. The Atlantis is built with components typical for a Rivendell: > Brooks B17 saddle Soma mustache bars Nitto Technomic stem Sugino XD2 triple crankset, Silver bar end shifters Tektro Oryx cantilever brakes Tektro 200 brake levers Grip King pedals Deore XT hubs 8-speed cassette Deore rear der Suntour XC LTD front der Alex DA16 rims with 1.5 x 26 Pasela Tourguard tires
It would be reasonable to expect a Hunqapillar to weight about two pounds more than an Atlantis with roughly the same components and accessories. At least that is my experience. Some of the difference in my case is the 26x1.5 Pasela tires on my Atlantis are significantly lighter than the 700x50 Schwalbe Big Bens on the Hunq. This thread is interesting - so much of the weight of a bike is in the components, lights, accessories, racks, bags, and what is inside the bags. That stuff has weight, but it is what makes a bicycle more comfortable, practical and useful. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.