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But it is also possible to go on a diet, and have a light bike.
I agree with CB. In that riding a bike with expensive, and possibly fragile parts, is not going to be that much fun. But if you can save weight through good choices, and basically dial the bikes stiffness and weight to suit your own weight and strength. Then its possible to build a really light fixed.
My commuter is so heavy I can barely lift it. My other bikes are half the weight (still based on steel frames so not weight weenie material), and make me feel like I'm flying in comparison.