Seems hard to fathom where that weight comes from, perhaps the fork is a bit beefy? That said, I have no idea how much my pompino weighs, only that its fairly hefty, and I've happily raced cross on that.
Might be shipped weight... Tried to add up rough component weight - even over-generous guessing at a 2.5kg frame, 1.5kg fork (heavier than the ECR fork on my 29er...) and 3kg wheels+tyres/rotor/cog etc. I could only get it to about 10 with the other bits...
Seems hard to fathom where that weight comes from, perhaps the fork is a bit beefy? That said, I have no idea how much my pompino weighs, only that its fairly hefty, and I've happily raced cross on that.