highlandsflyer
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Re: The good old days when bike manufacturers publicised wei
I merely corrected you on your misreading of the actual weight in a catalogue of a retro steel bike.
I am certainly not going to spend my time pouring over old catalogues to find the few manufacturers who accurately listed weights, no more accurately than modern manufacturers do.
The whole industry was different then, most bikes were ultimately specced at the point of purchase.
If you really want to judge the voracity of claims for sub 24lbs hard-tails, just look at Weight Weenies listings for the frame weights.
Bikes are generally not as light as they were. I never even said that is a bad thing. It is more to do with the design intent behind them.
Another thing, the comparison of a £900 bike from, say 1995, with a modern one of £1500 is ridiculous.
Bike prices have dropped massively over the years due to mass production.
It would make as more sense to compare a £2000 bike from 1995 to one the same price now.
Harrumph!
That is not specifying it must be steel framed.samc":178frwao said:23.8lbs is without pedals. So not sub-24 lbs. In the 90s, £900 ish would get you quite a lot (certainly sub-24lbs, even steel framed)
I merely corrected you on your misreading of the actual weight in a catalogue of a retro steel bike.
I am certainly not going to spend my time pouring over old catalogues to find the few manufacturers who accurately listed weights, no more accurately than modern manufacturers do.
The whole industry was different then, most bikes were ultimately specced at the point of purchase.
If you really want to judge the voracity of claims for sub 24lbs hard-tails, just look at Weight Weenies listings for the frame weights.
Bikes are generally not as light as they were. I never even said that is a bad thing. It is more to do with the design intent behind them.
Another thing, the comparison of a £900 bike from, say 1995, with a modern one of £1500 is ridiculous.
Bike prices have dropped massively over the years due to mass production.
It would make as more sense to compare a £2000 bike from 1995 to one the same price now.
Harrumph!