Old Giant T-Mobile question and weight surprise
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 5:39 pm
hi there, first time poster, but a long time lurker (by the way, disregard any bad written english, as i'm brazilian )
To the business: i'm stuck on bikes, waiting for a 2013 Caad 10 wich never arrives. I got a old Giant T-Mobile wich i bought locally, but always raised some questions to me:
first, it is ALL aluminum. I always find those with the carbon stays. Second, you can see the raised sections in the lacquer, as in aplied over stickers. I believe a factory built one would have a flat coat of lacquer...
Since i would not use that anymore, and I could NEVER sell it again (lots of history) I decided to weight it (why not?) and maybe rebuild it as a kind of "underdog" bike. Stripped AL, carbon parts unbranded. And to my surprise the 56 frame weighted (is that a word?) 1390g, with FR mount and RD hanger.
The paint was in bad shape, so I started to remove it Lots of loud poping from the striper, and the metal underneat is yellowish. It's natural for aluminum, and once cleaned it would get a nice shine? I was thinking of leaving it raw and brushe, but the metal seens so smooth that it would polish nice. Maybe some giant logos again!
It's common for a bike that old to have this weight? Seens that my brand new Caad in 58 weight 1300ish.
To the business: i'm stuck on bikes, waiting for a 2013 Caad 10 wich never arrives. I got a old Giant T-Mobile wich i bought locally, but always raised some questions to me:
first, it is ALL aluminum. I always find those with the carbon stays. Second, you can see the raised sections in the lacquer, as in aplied over stickers. I believe a factory built one would have a flat coat of lacquer...
Since i would not use that anymore, and I could NEVER sell it again (lots of history) I decided to weight it (why not?) and maybe rebuild it as a kind of "underdog" bike. Stripped AL, carbon parts unbranded. And to my surprise the 56 frame weighted (is that a word?) 1390g, with FR mount and RD hanger.
The paint was in bad shape, so I started to remove it Lots of loud poping from the striper, and the metal underneat is yellowish. It's natural for aluminum, and once cleaned it would get a nice shine? I was thinking of leaving it raw and brushe, but the metal seens so smooth that it would polish nice. Maybe some giant logos again!
It's common for a bike that old to have this weight? Seens that my brand new Caad in 58 weight 1300ish.