When did the P7 become obese?
- Thread starter Tallpaul
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JS1500
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The 1997 Catalogue shows that a 19" P7 frame weighs 2090g, and the fork 890g.
That's pretty light for a steel frame isn't it?
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3372
I'm guessing it's put beef on since freeride / jumps became the norm.
That's pretty light for a steel frame isn't it?
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3372
I'm guessing it's put beef on since freeride / jumps became the norm.
I'd say that's pretty average. I reckon my Lava Dome frame only weighs a few ounces more and that's built into a 23lb bike
Still, to go from 4.6lb to nearer 6lb is a big increase. It's not like there is any obvious 'beefing up'. Tubes are all the same diameter etc. I wonder whether his scales are just wrong?
Still, to go from 4.6lb to nearer 6lb is a big increase. It's not like there is any obvious 'beefing up'. Tubes are all the same diameter etc. I wonder whether his scales are just wrong?
Tallpaul":1shsjz88 said:
If it happened it was after '98.
My P7 weighs 24lb on the nose with pretty hefty bits and bobs, relatively speaking.
I am pretty confident of a 23 pounder once a few bits are swapped out.
My Raleigh Firefly, scooped from skip and used for the last two years, weighs in at 37lbs so even at a lardy 24lb the P7 feels like it floats.
