Been trying to play catch up in the shop lately. I've got a couple in paint right now and I'm about halfway through this 953 frame:
Mini six lugs, really light tubes. This is defintely the lightest one I've built to date. Reynolds is realy hitting the mark on the tubing now days. I suspect this one will be right around 3lbs complete.
Speaking of 953, I took my stainless road bike out for the first time this year yesterday. It was my first ride of the year on a geared bike, so it felt a little odd. It felt amazingly fast, especially after riding in Fruita on a big fat-tired mtb. That thing is so light and quick compared to my fully fendered fixie, made me feel like I was TSP.
Out in Fruita I decided to rock some fat tires, fatter than I've ever used on a 29'er. Got a set of Panaracer Rampage tires on my stans rims. They barely fit in the frame at 2.35" wide. They were a touch lighter than advertised, which was refreshing (about 680g). Still not light tires, but man did they feel good out there on the rocks. I felt so much more sure-footed on that jagged terrain that they were more than worth the extra weight on the climbs. In fact I felt like I could climb better since I wasn't trying to keep all my weight back on the rear tire for traction. THey just plain hook up. If you're somewhere a bit more rugged than Minneapolis I highly recommend them. Probably overkill for cranking out laps at buck hill or Wirth though.
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I love so much that you are a weight weenie. You barely attempt to disguise it.
Three pounds? My kickstand alone weighs three pounds. Heh. BTW I was in Charleston today, saw a lot of tourist bikers and a few locals.
Well, I'm on a weight weenie on some things. I think everything should be an appropriate weight, and for some people a 3 lb frame is appropriate, for others a 6 lb frame is right.
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