Originally Posted by
Steve B.
I use my Cannondale Topstone as my 2nd road bike. I have a 2nd set of wheels with 32mm slick tires. They are really Conti GP4S 28mm tires that run large on the wider rims. The Topstone is 5 lbs heavier that my carbon road bike, which has narrower rims and 24mm Conti 5000 tires, so doesn’t roll as fast, thus for fast group rides I’ll stick to the carbon bike.
surprised the weight difference is 5lbs! I assume the topstone isn’t Carbon. Even so I can’t imagine the frame would be more of a 1-2lb difference.
interesting point on tires running wider with wider rims. I should check that as I have wider rims with 32mm tires. Do you just measure side wall to side wall with a caliper or something to see actual riding width?