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Another thing worth mentioning is that old component can be actually lighter than modern one.
case in point - Mafac Raid is lighter compared to a Paul Racer (ref. Bicycle Quarterly).
TA Crankset is another example, including dust cap, bolt and two arm weighting 480g;