@Jason - Agreed, I think there's weight-obsession BS & then there's sensible reductions easily achieved. As above, if changing tires & a seatpost can save you 5lbs I think that's an easy decision? Switching from Deore to Dura-Ace to save 3ozs, not so much.
On Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 11:28:39 AM UTC-5 Jason Fuller wrote: > I am firmly of the opinion that "bike parts will weigh what they'll weigh" > and that using weight as a metric for choosing what to buy is a bad idea - > however! - I am also firmly of the opinion that unnecessary weight will be > to the performance detriment of any bike part, especially frames. Frames > should have the right "spring" for your weight and use, tires should have > the most flexible casing you can get away with without too many flats, and > even brake calipers should be whittled down so there is no excess inertia > to them. > > With that in mind what I would absolutely love to see is a tubing spec of > each frame cataloged somewhere. Without extensive experience it's not > exactly a science to look at these specs and know ride quality, but IMO > weight is just an indirect result of this, more useful, information :) -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/731b5b4f-728b-4acf-84b7-eca9be4569cdn%40googlegroups.com.
