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[Closed] Old road bike weights. Mid 70's.

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Just a ball park figure. Just watched a bit of the tour from around 1976 and was arguing with a friend about the weight if the bikes.

So what were knocking around at then.? I would say about 25lb.


 
Posted : 24/07/2011 11:21 am
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A decent weight for a tourer was 25lbs. top level race bikes would have been lighter


 
Posted : 24/07/2011 11:28 am
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21 -> 23lbs when bikes were made of Reynolds 531c.

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Posted : 24/07/2011 11:35 am
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an article in one of the bike mags a few years back- possibly as long ago as 2005- suggested 21-23lbs.


 
Posted : 24/07/2011 11:59 am
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[url= http://www.43bikes.com/raleigh753.html ]Ti Raleigh from 1980[/url]

17.2lbs, does that help

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Posted : 24/07/2011 12:17 pm
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My Raleigh clubman weighed about 23Lb when built in 88. 531 frame (but just a chromo fork), Shimano 105 groupset, Mavic MA40's on 105 hubs, Cinelli bar and stem, Rolls saddle but a no name alloy seat pin. So I would imagine a 753 frame with Dura Ace kit could be sub 20Lbs.


 
Posted : 24/07/2011 12:51 pm
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I think my 60s Flying Scot is just over 20lbs.


 
Posted : 24/07/2011 5:17 pm