Originally Posted by
smd4
It may be schtick, but I've seen the 2-pound weight penalty pop up on at least one other website.
Well since you have seen it on at least one other website, it must be true!
So if I cite some websites, does that then make my claim true? Hmm...well thats a tough one to sort out- how can both be true?
https://www.canyon.com/en-us/blog-co...b24082022.html
You can save up to 500 grams on the total weight of your bike just by choosing rim brakes over disc brakes.
https://www.probikekit.co.uk/blog/gu...s-disc-brakes/
Rim brakes are also considerably lighter than disc brakes. Without a heavy disc rotor or fluid-filled cables, most bikes that come equipped with rim brakes will weigh around 500 grams less than the equivalent disc brake bike.
https://weightweenies.starbike.com/f...m%20brakes.%22
That puts the difference between these two builds at 480 grams, or roughly 1.1 pounds. That's the most realistic estimate we've been able to come up with and it's the one we use when talking with customers, "good rule of thumb, disc brakes will be about a pound heavier than rim brakes."
So 'up to 500g', '480g', and 'around 500g' are listed above. That means 1-1.1 pounds difference.
Actual builds with specific weights that show the actual rim vs disc difference have been provided to the guy in prior threads, but he ignores and continues to repeat the same stuff over and over.
My prior post really was just meant to criticize the poster for referencing a Durian video, to be clear.