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BIKE 03/2016
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BIKE helps

Reader’s question – CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE WEIGHT

The Scott brochure displays the 2016 model Genius 930 (M) with a weight of 12.7 kg without pedals. I bought the XL-version of this bike and found out that it weighs one kilogram more than indicated in the brochure. Scott’s explanation that the tyres and the frame may add up to a difference in weight of 600 grams is not satisfying to me. Don’t I have the right to a bike at a weight of 12.7 kg plus/minus a little tolerance?

The opinion of graduate engineer Dirk Zedler, two-wheel expert:

"During production weight tolerances occur, in particular in the case of carbon frames, tyres or saddles. Therefore, a deviation of some 100 grams cannot be avoided on a bike. In addition, manufacturers often indicate the favourable value of an M-sized frame or smaller. A deviation of one kilogram is in our opinion, however, too much. The question whether this represents a material defect justifying a return should be decided by a court. The fact that the specifications of some manufacturers were much more realistic in the recent past, leads us to assume that in these cases the buyers were successful."

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