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[Closed] Bike weight disappointment

nigelb001 · 2013-02-06T15:56:13Z

Been making some rather nice upgrades to my Giant Anthem and keeping an eye on the weight using our old bathroom scales. I was really pleased to see that the weight was down to 23.5 lb which seemed plausible from weighing the new parts. Scales broke last week and bought a new one with greater accuracy, just weighed again to check and found it was 24.5 lb so a bit disappointed. Unfortunately the same goes for me! I'm nearly a stone heavier than I thought I was all this time (I'm a big bloke). I've put on a stone this week!! Will I die? Ah well, back on the salad for a while.

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JollyGreenGiant

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The frame though is competive,IIRC lighter than an Epic.
The carbon version though is scarcely lighter than the Alumminium version.

I think it`s probably more to do with the heavy finishing kit and component spec that most of the standard ones have. And the huge stack of spacers and conical spacers they stick on them! 😀

Even so I can`t imagine many are near the 22lb weights I have seen claimed.

Posted : 12/02/2013 2:36 pm

bikebouy

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My niner weighs 17lbs, I have now stopped ferkin around with it and will get on and ride it propers like.

Looks sexy mind.

Posted : 12/02/2013 2:39 pm

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