Madison Revell Mixte

[DCBassman]

Not too bad for a dump rescue!

 

[DCBassman]

12.1 kg = 26.675 lb. The Scott roadie is 10.78kg or 23.765 lb, so just 2.91 lb in it. Take the lights and mudguards off the mixte, and it would be within shouting distance of the same weight as the Scott.

 

[Hebe]

Just had a quick skim of the last few pages. Going to get a drink and enjoy this whole thread. I really like the lugs on the frame and it’s a revelation to see how how you ”wedged” it onto the work stand! Really inspiring.

edit - that must feel so satisfying! Did you learn lots?

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

While I was at it, I weighed it as-is, with lights:
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Not too bad.

Can't be doing with those metric measurements, but 26.68 lb in old money is a very respectable weight considering it has both mudguards and lights. I would expect the mudguards to be around a pound based on my own weighings.
Naked bike would be a shade over 25 lbs! My Raleigh Royal is 25.64 lb in stripped down fair weather condition, but the frame on that is only 75% 531 not 100% as on the Revell.
Just goes to show how as you go up the frame quality ladder, each step gets a few ounces lighter, and a mixte is inherently a bit heavier than a diamond frame all things being equal. My Gemini hybrid, with 531 main tubes, is the wrong side of 30 lbs with rack, mudguards & bomb-proof Schwalbes fitted.

 

[DCBassman]

edit - that must feel so satisfying! Did you learn lots?

I always do. But I have some luck as well. The front derailleur is the original Suntour unit, not designed for indexed gearing. I took a chance that it would work with the shifters I managed to get, and it did, right off the bat. That was very lucky indeed, I fully expected the job to stop there while I sourced a Shimano fd.

 

[DCBassman]

not 100% as on the Revell.

Well, Ishiwata 0245 with 531 fork...but I'll take it!

 

[DCBassman]

My Gemini hybrid, with 531 main tubes, is the wrong side of 30 lbs with rack, mudguards & bomb-proof Schwalbes fitted.

But remember, I've got Shimano R500 basic racing wheels fitted, low spoke count, about 4lb bare. 28mm Schwalbe Luganos are not the lightest, but not that heavy either. If I stripped off the guards, lights, and fitted 25mm Lugano folders, to say nothing of lighter tyres, I'd get it to within a pound of the Scott.

 

[DCBassman]

Weather utterly foul, so no test ride today...

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

Well, Ishiwata 0245 with 531 fork...but I'll take it!

I stand corrected for being a muppet! Especially since it was me that mentioned the Ishiwate tubing some time ago... I think it was roughly the equivalent of 531ST in gauge, which makes the weight of your mixte even more impressive.

 

[DCBassman]

I stand corrected for being a muppet! Especially since it was me that mentioned the Ishiwate tubing some time ago... I think it was roughly the equivalent of 531ST in gauge, which makes the weight of your mixte even more impressive.

Hopefully, it's not lighter due to corrosion!

 

[biggs682]

@DCBassman looks good and let's hope you enjoy it as mush as we have enjoyed your thread

 

[DCBassman]

Just frustrated now at the appalling weather. No way I'm going to ride in this, even with mudguards!

 

[Reynard]

Even Max is staying indoors at the moment @DCBassman - discretion is the better part of valour and all that

 

[DCBassman]

Even Max is staying indoors at the moment @DCBassman - discretion is the better part of valour and all that

Too right!

 

[Reynard]

Too right!

That, and the fact that I need snorkel and flippers. Bog snorkeling is a valid means of getting about, right?

Hopefully it'll dry up soon, and you'll be able to get a few miles in.