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Old 02-26-21, 08:09 AM
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22 lbs is not light for a road bike. I understand that going to a 1x is to reduce the bike weight. I mean, who spends so much just to add a single cog and lose a chainring.

The first step is to take off your wheels and weigh them without tires, skewers and the cassette. I use a kitchen scale. You need to know how much you’ll save going to a lighter wheelset. I’m guessing a 1750gram rim brake wheelset will cost around $400, maybe more. It has been a while since I’ve looked at wheelsets so this is just a guess.

Going to a carbon single crank and dropping the FD will lower it more. I’m guessing you can easily get sub-20lb if your current wheelset is on the heavier side.

Go to Weight Weenies and get a feel for component weight. Then go look at the reviews for the components.

John

Edit added: I just re-read the OP and you are already running a 1x10. How can you possibly be at 22lbs?

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