I have several sets of GEL280's and they all come in about 295 grams.
I suggest Richard put those new and old wheelsets on the scale - I suspect the difference will be relatively large.
-S-
"Capt. Crunch" wrote:
>
> A couple of points:
>
> IIRC correctly the GEL280 weighs 280 w/o the ferrules. True rim weight is
> closer to 300. Can anyone confirm this?
>
> I would suspect that the freewheel/hub combination weighs more than the
> freehub/cog combo. Therefore the older set of wheels probably has lighter
> rims and heavier hubs. The new wheels are the opposite.
>
> Total weight of a wheelset is not most important performance factor.
> Reducing the weight of the wheel/tire gains the most performance. Many
> modern boutique wheels give the illusion of light (performance) weight by
> reducing the weight of the hubs.
>
> Andy Hosterman
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Rose" <rrose@NormandAssociates.com>
> To: "'Bicycle Classics inc'" <bikevint@tiac.net>; "'Moos, Jerry'"
> <jmoos@urc.com>; "'walter skrzypek'" <wspokes1@hotmail.com>;
> <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 11:46 AM
> Subject: RE: [CR]Bike technology peaked in the 1984?
>
> > This wheel weight thing has me puzzled. My early '80's DeRosa has Gel
> 280's
> > (tubulars), laced to Ofmega low flange hubs, 32h. (7 speed). My "modern"
> > Richard Sachs rides on Mavic Reflex tubulars, 32h Record 9-speed. (1'ST
> > generation - they are lighter now). I admit to not having put these
> > wheelsets on a scale, but the new ones feel as light or lighter, and have
> > proven indestructable especially compared to the Gel 280's.
> > BTW, everything about the newer bike is better than the older bike. But,
> the
> > DeRosa is very pretty. Just not as pretty as the Sachs!
> > Richard Rose (Toledo, Ohio)
>
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