Show us your super light road bike
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Re: Show us your super light road bike
Postby PawPaw » Fri Jul 06, 2012 12:34 am
Go the cheapest....and budget for replacement frame +/- wheels every 20 crits.nickobec wrote:Or stick to the original plan and build a solid 7.2kg crit racer
ghrist....if I hear another erection anytime advert (during TdF), I'm going to vomit. I am not your target audience, as I presume most cyclists who can stay up late at night.
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Show us your super light road bike
Postby pawnii » Fri Jul 06, 2012 3:17 am
build it Nick. We need an alloy weenienickobec wrote:Hi Steven, knew it was you, unlikely somebody else would use your handle and also live in Cairns.stinhambo wrote:Totally out of subject but hello Nic! It's Steven from Port80 that went to Cairns.
Back on topic, should I build my new crit frame to be under 7kg (using parts I put aside for my climbing bike), so I can take photos to post in this thread, so we get a nice alloy bike here.
Or stick to the original plan and build a solid 7.2kg crit racer
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Re: Show us your super light road bike
Postby nickobec » Fri Jul 06, 2012 2:10 pm
I started out with a 58cm (C to C TT) steel frame and end up buying a few slightly smaller one, 1st by accident, then by choice, as found out I ride 54 & 55cm framed bikes faster, ie more aero with bigger seat to bar drop and I corner more aggressively, so a 54cm frame is perfect for a crit bike for me. Instead of the 57cm frame that somebody my height is expected to ride.jaseyjase wrote:good buyin nick, for some reason i thought the frame would be too small for you ?
Ooops! just bought a very well looked after, quaility frame that just spent it's 1st night outside of a house ever, in my shed (at least it had friends).PawPaw wrote:Go the cheapest....and budget for replacement frame +/- wheels every 20 crits.
Wheel wise, racing the farsports 38mm chinese carbon clinchers, training and maybe some races with heavy powertap elite+ and mavic open pro rim + matching front. Wet weather racing have a nice alloy Shimano Ultegra wheelset with wet weather tires.
Strong believer in "Never race on Sunday what you can't replace on Monday". While I would be pissed if I destroyed my Fuji, Canyon or even my Giessauf (none can be replaced like for like). It is a risk I understand and take and why I will never race the Flanders (plus it is 57cm). Wheels and other components I consider consumables with a limited lifespan. If I destroyed my 38mm carbon clinchers this week, I would be a little annoyed, if the lasted two years of abuse I would be very happy.
As it a few months to crit season, the FM066 climbing frame at least a month away. I will have a go, 7kg easily achievable target, 6.6kg will be the challenge.pawnii wrote:build it Nick. We need an alloy weenie
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Show us your super light road bike
Postby le_quiet_uno » Sat Jul 07, 2012 5:41 pm
My old light weight mountain goat - 6.8kg as is.
My new porky road rocket - 7.4kg with pedals and bottle cages.
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Show us your super light road bike
Postby le_quiet_uno » Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:26 pm
Minister of Finance & War's ride - 7.6kg without the saddle bag and water bottle
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Re: Show us your super light road bike
Postby wkchoong » Thu Oct 04, 2012 11:04 pm
that is cleaner than the bikes showcased in LBS.rabobank89 wrote:Now at 6.7kg with zipps and new sram gruppo
does it come with the dog as well?
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Re: Show us your super light road bike
Postby rabobank89 » Fri Oct 05, 2012 5:18 pm
wkchoong wrote:that is cleaner than the bikes showcased in LBS.rabobank89 wrote:Now at 6.7kg with zipps and new sram gruppo
does it come with the dog as well?
I'll take that as a compliment =)
I'm a clean freak..
The dog always likes being in the shot for some reason...
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Re: Show us your super light road bike
Postby Wal42 » Sat Dec 29, 2012 8:15 pm
Number 1 is a 2005 Trek 5200 Superlight (aluminium not UCLV) US Postal Service team bike, I didn't watch weight when I built it, Ultegra gruppo with Fulcrum 5 wheels but only weighs 7.5kgs, which was why they used them as their 'climbing' bikes.
Number 2 is a 80's Repco Vertex CR1 (Guy Leech signature series), again not too focused on saving weight, 7700 D/T 9 speed gruppo & Mavic CXP 22 wheels, all steel frame, but respectable for a steelie, 10.9 kgs (photo was with my previous gruppo, Suntour Edge 8 speed bike was 11.6 kgs).
Will post a photo of my Benotto Ottimo when it's built, only a frame at present, early 90's bonded aluminium down tube shifting race bike, under 1300 grams frame & fork. Should be between 7 & 8 kgs finished, shouldn't be too shabby for an old D/T shifter.
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Re: Show us your super light road bike
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Re: Show us your super light road bike
Postby pawnii » Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:49 am
I reckon my next bike will be a Time with Campy
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Re: Show us your super light road bike
Postby rpmspinman » Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:05 am
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Re: Show us your super light road bike
Postby Wal42 » Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:00 pm
rpmspinman wrote:that TIME bike is sex.
Geez I'm such a luddite, those 'new' bikes all look the same to me, guess I'm getting old (or is that too old).
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Postby joewrcompositi » Sat Jan 05, 2013 5:49 pm
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Postby joewrcompositi » Sat Jan 05, 2013 8:06 pm
stinhambo wrote:I thought it was the law to photograph your bike in the big ring?
Happy now
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Postby Mulger bill » Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:52 pm
Valve stems aren't verticaljoewrcompositi wrote:Happy now
Naah, sweet looking ride mate.
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