Jan Heine wrote:
>
(cut) Bikes were very special, with every component
> reworked. Tubes were superlight 0.3 mm. Resulting bikes were more
> like 16 lbs. with lights, racks, fenders, etc. Not designed to last
> more than two or three events.
A question.
My newest bike is a 2002 Waterford 2800 fixed-gear road bike made from Reynolds 853 steel tubing with polished stainless steel lugs. It has a Record track group (48x16), single front Record brake with carbon lever (ergo guts removed), Nisi Sludi 290g sewup rims, Ibis ti stem and Campagnolo ti seat post with a Sella Italia SLR 135g saddle, and Speedplay pedals.
This bike weighs 16.5 lb.
Now, a 16 lb. bike with lights, racks, fenders, etc????? Please explain?
Chuck Schmidt
SoPas, SoCal