Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 11:57:40 -0500
From: "P.C. Kohler" <kohl57@starpower.net>
To: "Pete Geurds" <raleighpro@dejazzd.com>,
<classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Spec Weight vs. Reality
> My calculator's not handy, 59cm is what 231/2"?
> You can bet they weighed the 201/2" model for the catalog.
> Also, cynical me wonders if the pump, and the clips&straps made it on for
> the weigh-in.
>
> Pete Geurds
> Douglassville, Pa
Yes... 59 cm is approx 23 1/2" c-t-t.
No pump but the spec chromed steel Cristophe toe-clips.
I suspect, as others have privately e-mailed, spec weights were based on 56 cm. But that's not enough to account for 2 lbs. Maybe that titanium axle, give or take some for a imprecise scale and more for some brochure chicanery equals more or less what I got! I know... I still have the crank dustcaps on... that's what's doing it.
Peter Kohler Washington DC USA
Hi Peter:
22 pounds actual weight is pretty typical for what you have IMO.
I also suspect that Raleigh took the very smallest size bike, removed anything deemed "non-essential," weighed it, then rounded down to the nearest whole pound, making sure that the stated catalog weight "fit" in terms of price point vs. total model range. So if you take a stock 20.5" Team Pro, remove the pump, clips and straps, reflectors (if any), etc., and weigh it, you might get 20 pounds 15 ounces....
C'est la guerre Marketing......
Greg Parker
Ann Arbor, Michigan