Some time, not too far back, there was a discussion of the "heavy" 753 tube set
used on early Rivendells made by Waterford. Having time on my hands tonight, I
dragged a scale out in the garage and weighed my bikes. All were weighed as
is, with regular (in my case 28 to 37 mm) tires, brass bells, steel railed
leather saddles, and saddle bags (these were emptied though) Things like pedals
and bottle cages, and cylcometers are all attached. Many of you know that the
manufacturers who tout how light their bikes are take much of this stuff off
and fit the skinniest, thinnest tires they can on for the weighing.
Early Rivendell with "stout" tubes : 22 lbs 650B 32mm tires
Nashbar Mark III with 26" wheelset: 23 lbs 559 28 mm tires
Rambouillet: 24 lbs 559 32 mm tires
Saluki (with fenders and front rack ) 27.5 lbs 650B 37 mm tires
They all feel great to ride, and honestly, the weight of two filled water
bottles on the 1st bike makes it about as heavy as the last without the water!
Of course, weights vary based on equipment, but nothing here is all that heavy,
considering what you get for the weight that's there.
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