Originally Posted by
msu2001la
For comparison, a Canyon Inflite CF SLX 8.0 with SRAM Rival and alloy wheels is 17.5lbs. This bike is closer to what I assumed the SuperX would weigh.
Canyon bike at Pros Closet
Mine is closer to 16.5lbs. I bought the 2x version, which is lighter, and put some lighter wheels and tires on it.
I have no worries at all about carbon bars. They feel great and I'm not sure how you would hurt them in a crash. Carbon can take a huge amount of torque, but they can't take a point load. But - as they are wrapped in tape - its gonna be hard to get a point load on them.
I do worry about the carbon steerer tube. Every crash torques the handlebars, and I know that is scarring the steerer tube.
If you get 6 bolt rotors, don't forget to cut off the unused ends of the bolts. ;-)
JOM did a good explaination on how to get a gravel bike down to 17.4lbs.
https://gravelcyclist.com/training-r...n-gravel-bike/