Originally Posted by genejockey

Indeed. I remember back in the 90s when the now-defunct 'Bicycle Guide' magazine put together a 16 lb bike, sparing no expense and paying attention only to the weight of components, and came up with a bike so noodly nobody over 150 lbs could reasonably ride it. It even had Modolo's plastic DT shifters that had a reputation for coming apart in the hand - a fact they even mentioned in the article!

Now, you have bikes like the Specialized Aethos that weighs 13 lbs but will carry a rider as heavy as 275 lbs, and won't crumble under them.