Originally Posted by
seypat
So what does the average 2.5-3k carbon disc bike weigh now coming from the factory? I'm looking at the Trek site now. It has the $3799.99 Domane listed at over 20lbs and the $2499.99 listed at nearly 20lbs. Neither with pedals, etc. It that about what it is across the different manufacturers? They've lost the weight advantage because of the disc braking systems? That doesn't seem like much of a reason to upgrade.
The Domane is on the heavy side in terms of frames. It began life as an endurance bike. When the gravel bike craze hit, Trek did not have one in their lineup, so they basically took a Domane and called it a gravel bike. I wonder if they made some spec. changes to make the bike more gravel worthy (which it really isn’t). I was surprised at how heavy my Domane was after riding Madones for years. I don’t think it is because of the disc brakes. It is something about how the frame itself is designed.