Brandon Ives wrote:
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> Just off the top of my head most of the 853 tubes are a .8/.4/.8 wall thickness, though some are thinner, which is quite a bit thicker than .3 straight guage. Also on your bike the dropouts are most likely much heavier. When I compare a pair of 50's era track-ends to the modern ones they're easily half the weight. These are all guesses since I haven't seen your new bike or the one Jan is talking about. I have also heard legends of, but never seen, sub 3 pound time-trial frames from the 50's and 60's. I have held in my hands Eddy's hour record bike and one of Beryl Burton's time-trial bikes and both were scary light.
Hey, how 'bout a sub 1 pound time-trial frame from the 1890s?
My opinion: The unrealistically low reported weights of bikes and bike parts is notorious.
Chuck Schmidt
SoPas, SoCal