How Light is Your Lightweight?

[Real1]

Thanks @Real1 Kevin. I will add them to the list. Do you have any pics of your bikes you can share?

I do of the LeTour and maybe some old ones of the Raleigh. Let me look.........

And thanks for including them in the chart!

Kevin

 

[Real1]

Here are the two bikes. B-17 on the LeTour and non-original alloy rims....different freewheel than OE Schwinn.

Raleigh has the wrong seat of course....I have another B-17. I just like B-17s whether they are original or not I use them. Everything else looks OE to me. I have the original pump....actually two of them. Raleigh did those dumb 'foam' wraps going into the 80's.

Kevin

 

[nortonguy]

I do not consider a lightweight bicycle vintage if it's spacing between rear dropouts is over 120mm. I have two 1973 road bikes I have put a lot of miles on, one a Huffy, one a Schwinn Paramount P-13. The Huffy is 36 pounds, the Paramount 22 pounds. Aluminum, light tires, and butted steel tubing make the difference.