In this episode of Bicycling’s Bike Shop, Deputy Editor Tara Seplavy and Senior Test Editor Dan Chabanov chat about the new Cadex Max 40 wheels. The wheels came in heavier than advertised, which led to a discussion about frame and component weights—what is an acceptable variance, and how to tell if an advertised weight claim is real or maybe a bit optimistic.
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00:00If a brand is giving you a weight and no information, you can safely assume that might be like a bare unpainted frame, no hardware, yeah, like the BS detector is going off.