KarlC wrote:
Yes I agree...
...Let us know if you try out the Vittoria Paves and how you like them.
Will do.
And as this is a post for tips regarding places to drop weight, I'll pitch in beyond playing crusty roadie praising heavy tires ha ha...
Skewers. Check what yours weigh. Usually the standard "whatever-came-with-the-wheels" set is around 130g-160g I run those eBay special bolt-on deals... Steel shafts, alloy nuts, 70g a set. And they run about $7-$15 depending on the manufacturer and the seller. Unless you're swapping on full replacement wheels from a support car, bolt-ons are fine. They take around five seconds longer to remove per wheel than quick-releases, and you carry a mini-tool anyway... It's a cheap and easy way to drop up to 90g.
Chop your post. Chances are you have around 20g-50g you can shed there. And it's free. Make sure you have a proper fit on the bike before you do this, and give yourself a centimeter or two of safety length in case you swap in a saddle with lower rails and you need to raise it.
Both these gains sound minute, and they are, but the weight-weenie game is one of tiny steps... Best-case scenario, you can shave perhaps 140g for a grand total of seven dollars. That's roughly a third of a pound...
Ozrider wrote:@Starter - is that with rim tape and skewers and/or a cassette? The 2014 C24 are advertised at 1387g on CRC.
I know the earlier models were s bit heavier.
That was directly off the wall at Performance Bike, no strips or cassette, using their bike scale... It's accurate to +/- ten grams, so that 1560g can go either way. I had to double check they were the 9000 series... Shocking.