> 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
don't forget about that track bike that Panasonic tricked out! They got the weight down to 10 1/2 pounds, as reported in Bicycling back in the mid 70's (scanned article is available upon request). This was without any magic metal, except for that "drillium" stuff. No reports of any Northstein-ish guys riding the bike, tho.
Steve Kurt
Peoria, IL