Weight of Bianchi Via Nirone 7 105?

wibbles
wibbles Posts: 21
edited January 2010 in Road buying advice
Hi,

Does anyone know the official weight of the Bianchi Via Nirone 7 with Shimano 105?

Or has someone weighed it that owns one?

Their brochure doesn't say...

Wibbles

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  • EKIMIKE
    EKIMIKE Posts: 2,232
    I have an all Alu Via Nirone 7 and it's about 10kg. Mines got Campag Mirage, which is very unlikely to be heavier than 105.

    I weight it with the highly unscientific method of picking up the bike whilst standing on a pair of scales :roll: . So it's fairly heavy but pretty solid and it's pretty typical of the price range.
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  • wibbles
    wibbles Posts: 21
    Thanks Ekimike!

    Cheers

    Wibbles
  • skyd0g
    skyd0g Posts: 2,540
    EKIMIKE wrote:
    I have an all Alu Via Nirone 7 and it's about 10kg. Mines got Campag Mirage, which is very unlikely to be heavier than 105.

    I weight it with the highly unscientific method of picking up the bike whilst standing on a pair of scales :roll: . So it's fairly heavy but pretty solid and it's pretty typical of the price range.

    Wouldn't it weigh about 14st. then? :wink:
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  • EKIMIKE
    EKIMIKE Posts: 2,232
    Heheh :roll:
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  • johnmiosh
    johnmiosh Posts: 211
    On the bianchi website, the official weights for the 2009 models are given in the archive section; I doubt there has been a substantial change this year.

    The weight of a 2008 105 is 9.22 Kg. Probably correct as my Sora was officially 9.30 and weighed 9.4 with KEO classics fitted, using the Ekimike method.
  • pickled
    pickled Posts: 439
    Mine is the Veloce and now weighs 19.5lb with it's new tyres and tubes and should get down to the low 18's when I put new wheels on it this year.
    Not to bad.
    I've lost weight too!
  • johnmiosh
    johnmiosh Posts: 211
    I managed to lose half a kilo from the bike by swapping wheels and fitting Ultegra SL. My body somehow managed to gain 3Kg between Xmas and now.
  • TommyEss
    TommyEss Posts: 1,855
    Yeah, just watch manufacturer's claimed weights - all too often you'll find that's for the smallest frame size with no bottle cages, computers, pump, saddle bags - y'know - all the useful stuff we put on there!
    Cannondale Synapse 105, Giant Defy 3, Giant Omnium, Giant Trance X2, EMC R1.0, Ridgeback Platinum, On One Il Pompino...
  • johnmiosh
    johnmiosh Posts: 211
    Before getting carried away with wanting to lose grammes from the bike, also remember that a 75cl water bottle will add 800g to your bike weight.
  • pickled
    pickled Posts: 439
    Yes, but if you've shaved 800g off it you get to carry a water bottle for free... :wink:

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