Huh. I find that hard to believe.
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An accurate scale is a must. It's a crapshoot at best if you rely on manufacturer's claimed weights. Some are accurate; most are not. This forum is a great source of information if you search/ask. 
Congratulations! Always nice to lose that much weight at once, but from here on in it gets tougher and tougher.evan811 said:
Checked your blog, and don't see a specific parts list, so just going off of the photos, I've got a couple ideas.
- If the parts you had were that heavy, you can probably save quite a bit of weight with different wheels! Don't know the specs on the wheels in the pic, so can't say for sure.
- Lighter seatpost
- Can't tell how many speeds you've got, 8 or 9, if it's 9, you can save a significant amount of weight by going with a Shimano XT cassette or the SRAM PG-990. I have the 11-34 SRAM that weighs in at 300g, an 11-32 is even lighter. The SRAM also comes with a bling-tacluar red alloy lockring.
- If the cranks and such were that heavy, the saddle's probably pretty heavy as well. Something with Ti rails could save you quite a bit.
- Looks like a 180mm front disk? Get a different converter for your front brake and switch to a smaller disk, that'll save some weight.
- While you're switching brake disks, the Alligator serrated brake discs will probably save a bit of weight over what you've got now and are pretty cheap.
- The brakes themselves are probably on the heavy side, but new lightweight disk brakes can be way pricey.
Good luck!
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