Quote Originally Posted by Triskeliongirl View Post
I have a hard time believing the wheels could be 4 lb lighter. Are you sure about that?
Since this question was raised previously, I asked my BF, and he said, "no cheri - the LBS guy was exagerating"
Oh. Sorry for misleading everyone. See, he just took the bike behind the curtain - and it came back out with the new wheels. I haven't become familiar enough with the bike to really become intimate with the weights of the individual components. AND I am admittedly naive, so...

Anyway, I finally found my wheels
http://www.xerowheel.com/prod_detail...&id2=19&pid=20

and the pair weighs 2040g (w/o the tire
vs the Topolino's I am demo-ing w/ a weight of 1490

a 550g difference which is ....(trying to convert....calculating...)
1.21 pounds? that's it? maybe it was all in my head?

hmmm.