And the Rivendell content here is....... On Dec 13, 7:57 pm, "Bruce Gordon" <bgcyc...@svn.net> wrote: > I have been reading discussions about my new Taiwanese BLT's on several > groups Both the RBW owners bunch and the tour...@bikelist.org. > So I decided to try to clear some facts up and post to both groups. > First - someone said they thought the BLT would be a "Tank". > I used 2 bikes for the weighing and measuring - one was a 52cm (center to > center) BLT, and a 54cm (center to Top) Long Haul Trucker. Both bikes were > weighed without racks, pedals or water bottle cages. These 2 bikes were > very similar size wise. > The LHT (with parts that come with the whole bike for $1095) weighed 26 > pounds 12 ounces. > > The BLT weighed 26 pounds 4 ounces - or 1/2 pound lighter than the LHT. > Is that a "Tank"????? > At least it is less of a Tank than the LHT - it is after all a bike designed > for serious loaded touring, not a 15 pound race bike. > > Second - It has been mentioned that the Head tube was short on the BLT. > If one goes only by the headtube length - they are not taking into > consideration the length of the fork. > The LHT has a head tube that measures 171mm - the BLT measures 170mm. That > is shorter but only if you don't take into account that the fork is 2cm > longer on the BLT. > Bottom Line - on these 2 similar sized bikes - the top of the Handlebars is > just over 1 inch (almost 3 cm) higher on the BLT than the LHT with all the > Aheadset spacers installed and using the steerer uncut as supplied on the > LHT. > Also - the BLT comes with a 15 degree rise "quill" stem, call me "Old > Fashioned", but, I don't care for the look of an Aheadset stem with 2 or 3 > inches of spacers. > That said - I can supply the BLT with a Threadless steerer if that is what > the customer wants. Also, a steeper rise quill stem can be used to get the > bars higher if desired. > > Another thing to take into account is the weight of the racks. The Surly > Racks front and rear weigh in at just under 5.5 pounds (according to their > web page). > The Bruce Gordon Racks (made in California) weigh in at 2 pounds 10 ounces > for the pair. That is a savings of more than 2.75 pounds. > That means that the BLT with BG racks would be more than 3.25 pounds lighter > than the LHT with Surly racks. > > Finally, people have mentioned the different cost of the parts groups. This > is also because they are comparing apples and oranges. > > The Groups I have coming are completely LX. > The Crankset, cantilever brakes, brake levers, and front derailleur are of > much better quality than those spec'ed on the LHT parts group. > > Finally - the BLT frame packages (including a frame, fork, headset and stem > Made in Taiwan, and Front and Rear Bruce Gordon Racks made in California) > are on sale till December 24th for $875 that is $100 off the regular price. > > Check out our blog at brucegordoncycles.blogspot.com > > Any questions - feel free to give me a call. > Regards, > Bruce Gordon -www.bgcycles.com
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