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  • Should I sue schwalbe for false advertising?
  • mikeep
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    Magic Mary 29er delivered. Says 885grms on the box, comes in at 940grms on my digital scales.

    edward2000
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    Manufacturers are allowed tolerances. 10% is typical and this falls within 10%.

    leftyboy
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    Maybe or maybe sue the digital scale manufacturer for selling inaccurate scales? 🙂

    joshvegas
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    If you hadn’t weighed it your bike would be 55g lighter

    tomhoward
    Full Member

    Yeah sue them, get a really expensive lawyer too.

    thestabiliser
    Free Member

    cut a couple of inches off, that’ll get the weight down

    FunkyDunc
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    Compensate by going for a 55g poo before your next ride?

    or cut some of the knobbly bits off the tyre, that should save a few gramms.

    Stoner
    Free Member

    6.2% extra rubber, free!

    Sounds like you’ve done very well out of that!

    smatkins1
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    Ride it for a few weeks then weight it again. You’ll eventually find it weighs what they claimed.

    woody2000
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    Should I sue schwalbe for false advertising

    Yes, yes you should. Do let us know how you get on.

    Did you take it out of the box? 🙄

    br
    Free Member

    They all lie.

    Bonty Mud X’s in 26″ are about 20% out – sticker vs actual.

    rone
    Full Member

    Surely just return it to the store as it’s not as described?

    Or ride it and wear it down by 100 grammes?

    DanW
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    Send it back (unused) and try another? Buy 5 and pick the lightest to keep? Wander around every LBS in the area with your scale? Being a Weightweenie is a commitment! Don’t take the easy way out by gettin’ all lawyered up!

    rickon
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    ^^ totally! Buy a load from CRC and take advantage of their free returns policy.

    mikeep
    Free Member

    Edit, I weighed it with the rubber band on. Took it off, it’s bang on now.

    convert
    Full Member

    a 55g rubber band?

    rocketman
    Free Member

    No complaints about my 26″ supergravityvertstartubelesseasyendurofoldingtastic it was lighter than stated

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