I thought about that before. Greg would be stuck with giving the weights with the various parts
added, long inseam, short inseam, OSS/USS etc. But there is usually one stated weight for the bent
as described...then you add the bells and whistles you want from there and you can guesstimate what
each addition weighs added to the base weight. No base weight and you can end up adding fenders to
something that weighs more than a ReBike. I assume the weight omission was an oversight and not
intentional....but it may end up being the (most) frequently asked question and then Longbikes will
be spending all their time Emailing the weight. I will not lose any sleep over this...cause I'm not
even mildly interested in SWBs, just thought it was curious and I am not trying to read anything
into this very minor omission....yawn (slow day).
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"Donn Cave" <
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> Quoth "Doug Huffman" <
[email protected]>:
> | If you'll read BJB's reviews I think you'll see a comment about heavy weights and prices....
> |
> | and this, "Our test bike weighed in at a hair over 40 pounds with its fenders, rack, kickstand
> | and empty seat bag." at
> |
> |
http://www.tandembike.com/Reviews.html
>
> Though of course that wouldn't precisely apply when ``comparing various SWB models'', because it
> refers to the LWB Slipstream for one thing.
>
> But of course it's a vague figure anyway. For another example, BROL says his test Streetmachine
> weighed 42 lbs, and the HP web site says a basic Streetmachine weighs 36. Of course if Greg cited
> a weight for the Eliminator, it would be a factory weight like the one HP gives, and you could
> assume that the complete outfit would be a few pounds heavier, but it just seems so ambiguous that
> you still might be looking at numbers that aren't valid for comparison.
>
> Donn