new weightweenie??

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wow!..looks like the weightweenies have started chiming in!!..
This really has gone past my original intent..I bought a complete bike, a Parlee Chebacco equipped with Sram Rival AXS etap ...I had never bought a complete bike before, always high rep frames (ie. Serotta, Colnago, Looks, Time, Lemond, Ridley's etc. ) and built them the way I wanted them. I tend to like non mainstream bikes generally to see what the accolades are about. I looked at Allied Alfa's, Alchemy, and various Parlee's (Z's and Altum).. the geometries of what were available were a little too stretched and racy for an old man like me, besides, I have some of those.

So this was a first...The Chebacco was a great price, the weight was reasonable, 870/980g + 390g(fork)...the only caveat was a brand (Sram), technology (electronic)) and reportedly heavy drivetrain (Rival AXS eTap). The wheel set and and tires were heavy and the first to go, then the handlebar, stem and seat post, all replaced by lighter and nicer components..Oh, and did mention it also had a "dropper" seat post ( I think it was a pound!)...

Anyway, the intent was and is to build a lighter, all purpose bike that's "ease of use" keeps me interested.
I didn't really have a weight goal but judging from all of the component weight ranges , I hoped the break the sub 17 pound mark..it would take awhile as the cost for Sram components are high and I'm a "buy, sell, trade" kind of guy...half the fun!...
It now looks like I was a little aggressive but I still think I can get close to 17 pounds.

So while I was pondering some of your input , I went out and rode 30 miles of some very crappy chip-seal and some hard packed dirt and gravel through the flat Indian reservation. The Looks would have not strayed on to the dirt and are very stiff on the chip seal...The Chebacco was fast (ease of use) and steady off the road, even with Panaracer smooth tread 35's....
As an aside, the fit and finish of the Chebacco is beautiful and the geometry works as intended.
So, now to get the weight down some more!.......not for speed as much as for ease of use.