Originally Posted by
noimagination
Because your post made claims that were, in my experience, inflated, and I wished to caution the OP that your post was an exaggeration.
Well I think you are exaggerating the lack of ability to find a lighter bike than the OP has. Again, the 10 lbs might be a stretch at $2000, but certainly for the $2000 - $2500 a bike can be found that is 7 to 8 pounds lighter.
And that is close enough to 10 lbs for me. There were significantly lighter bikes back when the OP's bike was made and there are significantly lighter bikes made today.
Canyon CF7 is 19 lbs. and $2199.
Canyon Endurace CF8 is 18.5 lbs and $2499.
Trek Emonda ALR5 is 19.9 lbs and $2299.
Sure, they aren't quite 10 pounds lighter, but again nothing in my post you think is a bald face exaggeration said that this was going to be within the OP's exact budget. Which again, I feel was a arbitrary budget and not based on financial ability.