I've never weighted it before and finally used a large shipping scale at work - 20.65 lbs. I should be the last one to be worried about bike weight, but I was curious none the less. Here's what it is:
Specialized Epic Pro - carbon fiber (painted dark metallic green from around '94) 56cm
Specialized AL fork with threaded steerer tube
Shimano ultegra headset
Control tech quill stem at 120mm
TTT forma bars
Campy record levers 8sp (converted to 9 this year)
old Mavic front derailleur (looks cool and it still works)
Campy Athena crank 172.5mm 53/39
Athena BB
Chorus brakes '04
chorus rear derailleur 8sp (works fine with 9sp)
Flite Ti saddle
American classic seatpost.
Wheels: Record hubs, rear is '04 9/10 sp. 36 spokes DT 14/15 Mavic Open Pro rim - weights 983gm without tire,tube,rim strip, cogs
Front is from around '94 32 spokes DT or wheelsmith 14/15 Mavic Reflex clincher rim - weights 855gm without tire/tube/rim strip
old old old Look pedals.
There certainly are some things here that aren't light such as fork, stem, pedals, but it seems odd. I confirmed the weight with a less exact scale which showed 20.5 lbs. What do you guys think? What are the really heavy items on this bike? I feel there is little reason to buy super light wheels since I still weight about 220. (10 years ago as a Cat 3, I was around 175-180)
Also, there seem to be plenty of "special" wheels that weight not too much less for a lot more money.
Thanks,
John
Specialized Epic Pro - carbon fiber (painted dark metallic green from around '94) 56cm
Specialized AL fork with threaded steerer tube
Shimano ultegra headset
Control tech quill stem at 120mm
TTT forma bars
Campy record levers 8sp (converted to 9 this year)
old Mavic front derailleur (looks cool and it still works)
Campy Athena crank 172.5mm 53/39
Athena BB
Chorus brakes '04
chorus rear derailleur 8sp (works fine with 9sp)
Flite Ti saddle
American classic seatpost.
Wheels: Record hubs, rear is '04 9/10 sp. 36 spokes DT 14/15 Mavic Open Pro rim - weights 983gm without tire,tube,rim strip, cogs
Front is from around '94 32 spokes DT or wheelsmith 14/15 Mavic Reflex clincher rim - weights 855gm without tire/tube/rim strip
old old old Look pedals.
There certainly are some things here that aren't light such as fork, stem, pedals, but it seems odd. I confirmed the weight with a less exact scale which showed 20.5 lbs. What do you guys think? What are the really heavy items on this bike? I feel there is little reason to buy super light wheels since I still weight about 220. (10 years ago as a Cat 3, I was around 175-180)
Also, there seem to be plenty of "special" wheels that weight not too much less for a lot more money.
Thanks,
John