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frank9755
Yeah, surely? I mean there's that dude on a Kona Sutra which weighs a ton - I know because I've got one.
Skinny has been riding very well but he's also not suffered mechanicals or got lost (AFAIK) which seems to be where a lot of people lose big chunks of time - days even. As someone who has never done anything even remotely similar to this... I would want to prioritise reliability over nearly anything else. Weight would be one of the last things on my mind - I'd just compensate with ultra low gears and spin up hills at 100 RPM.
Having said that as mentioned above they're not very servicable so perhaps not the best choice