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Originally Posted by CAAD
17+lbs for a road bike is porky. Gravel bike depending on the tire 17lbs is acceptable. You don't have to spend a ton of money to accomplish that either.
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In my experience, its not that easy to get a large bike - 62-64cm frame if I was buying stock - below 17 lb pounds without spending some bucks, particularly if you are looking for something other than a mass produced top end carbon frame where the manufacturers are playing the weight game or a pricey custom like an English, even with things like Record, Dura Ace, Red components and 1400 grams wheels. Going sub 17 for me, for a bike I want to ride, costs bucks. Now if you measure bike weight as a percentage of bike + rider weight then us bigger guys fare a bit better; all my bikes are quite light by this measure
