doublelori,

Steel, carbon, ti, all the 'iums have their fans. The fit is key, a $3000.00 frame that doesn't fit might as well be a Huffy. I read that the frame is only 13 % of bike weight, a light frame can end up heavy. Till I can't take 20% of the weight off ME I'm not so worried about grams off the frame, and I've got a ways to go 8-)

Hey, that'll be a nice reward for dropping a few pounds. Others buy clothes, cyclists get a new bike!

My partners Cannondale (bought used from my Aikido Sensei who bought it from Olympic cyclist Maureen Kayla) is feather light. It was never meant for touring, almost a track bike. We didn't know anything when we got it.

We added a triple, heavier tires, sturdier rims. We could have bought new for the price of upgrades. Our mechanic kept saying "keep the bike for the Cycleops, get steel. This bike will never be comfy" and we kept throwing money at it. Finaly made the jump.

She loooves her Mondonico. It's just as light, just as fast!

Me, I have my

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