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@tynan
Manufacturers are basically a bunch of liars when it comes to product weight, it really is no better than that, they will knowingly deceive you if it makes their product more salable.
I bought a DT Swiss mon chasserel front wheel last week, this thing is sold on its weight - 640g is proudly claimed on the website - I got the thing home, climbed into my weight weenie gear (white coat + gloves + hair net) and stuck the wheel on my gram accurate digital scale - 722g was the real weight - lying bastards.
During my career as a weight weenie I have found Easton/Shimano/Campag/USE and Mavic are incredibly accurate with their claimed weights, rarely more than 1 or 2 grams out - just about everyone else will claim much lighter weights than they can actually deliver.
Again, bastards.