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Old 04-01-24, 08:06 AM
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Pretty much any bike under 25 pounds as ridden isn't going to do you wrong.

All size appropriate for a 6 foot me.
Cervelo R5 weighs 14 pounds
My steel disc Rodriguez weight-weenie build is 16
My steel disc Rodriguez touring/travel/commuter is "well North of 30." Probably 40-45 by the time I add panniers, weather gear and a lunch.
My 1974 Schwinn Varsity and my mountain bike clock in at 29.
My Soma Buena Vista is 19.

Weight is over rated for anything except hill climb competitions. What actually matters is proper fit and rolling resistance.

(I place aero largely under "fit" because the vast majority of CdA is the rider himself and not so much the bike as manufacturers would have you believe.)

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