In case y'all are weeping over the avoirdupois of your Quickbeams, know this: the frame 'n; fork of my 58 cm 2003 road custom is about 7 lb, IIRC.
OTOH, it built up as a 18.75 lb gofast with no silly-light parts (1X10 drivetrain, Phil Ti bb, ti stem bolt, Dura Ace seatpost, Flite because I like Flites, Speedplay X-2s). Now it's a commuter with a fixed drivetrain, Honjos, MKS RX-1s with Somas and straps, and rack (Fly, 12 oz), not to mention the Honka Hoota, but it's still lighter than the 58 cm 1973 Motobecane Grand Record by a considerable margin, tho' the frame and fork of the M are lighter. Oh, the 559 wheels when built with Ultegra hubs weighed about 1550 grams. Now its Ultegra front and Surley rear. My gofast '99 Riv 57 cm 650c fixie weighed 17.75 lb until I swapped the X-2s for RX-1s and clips and straps. On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 1:13 PM, Patrick in VT <psh...@drm.com> wrote: > > the weight on that QB is surprising. > > my lugged steel fixie (531 tubes) comes in at about 20 lbs. > > I'm having another ss (mostly) built with pegorichie (columbus spirit > "for lugs") tubes, which should be lighter - but it will also sport > derailers from time to time, a front rack, etc. so I expect it will be > around 20-21 lbs. too when it's all decked out. > > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM Professional Resumes. Contact resumespecialt...@gmail.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
