State singlespeed

[All uphill]

How much does one of those things weigh in minimalist condition?

@SkipdiverJohn

Funny you ask that. I weighed it and my 1973 Raleigh 531 singlespeed yesterday. The one I've done up was all of 2kg heavier than the Raleigh!

On my dodgy scales:

Raleigh 9.5 kg
State nearer 12 than 11 kg.

You can really feel the difference on the road; the Raleigh is comfortable and quick, the State just feels heavy.

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

That's interesting, because I weighed my 531 framed Raleigh Royal at 25.6 lbs or 11.6kg - minus mudguards and rack but with gears and a comfortable but fairly heavy Selle touring saddle.
I'm assuming the State must be a plain gauge hi-tensile frame with heavy wheels. I was expecting you to give an answer closer to 10kg, seeing as the bike only has the very bare minimum of essential parts fitted.

 

[12boy]

I first saw them at the height of the fixie craze. Inexpensive heavy machines with primary emphasis on primary color paint, sometimes frame and rims in different colors. Very different from a Soma Rush, Surly, KHS Elite 100, Pake or IRO. I had a Fuji track bike at that time that weighed around 20 lbs without brakes. It's too hilly here for me to enjoy fixed any more although I usually ride my Surly Steamroller single speed in the summer when I'm not pushing heavy studded snow tires.