9.5-lb Road Bike
11-20-18, 07:26 AM
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9.5-lb Road Bike
This is amazing! This guy has carbon pieces that I didn't know you could even do with carbon fiber.
11-20-18, 08:18 AM
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There is a guy who has 50k miles on a bike like that. Might be the same guy.
He has a long running thread on weightweenies.com.
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He has a long running thread on weightweenies.com.
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11-20-18, 10:56 AM
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Wow! Even if you doubled that it still be a pretty light bike.
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11-20-18, 12:36 PM
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Most of us get to the point where we'd do better to be weighing ourselves rather than the bike.
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11-21-18, 07:48 AM
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Ha! It never changes. I remember on a club ride in 1980 a fellow bragging about his 19# Colnago. A 19# road bike in 1980 was stunningly light - but he was a good 40# over optimum weight for good health.
11-21-18, 07:50 AM
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11-21-18, 10:32 AM
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Yeah whatever. If I had that much money burning a hole in my pocket, I'd take my sweetie (and my current bike) on a LONG trip to Yurp.
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11-21-18, 02:08 PM
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I love everything about that bike, except having the finish sanded off - makes me wonder about the frame's longevity.
11-21-18, 02:21 PM
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Pbbbttthh...Could've saved a pound with downtube shifters and old skool drillium brake levers.
11-21-18, 02:54 PM
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Anyone can lose weight, but only a select few can have a bike under 10 pounds.
11-21-18, 06:20 PM
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Seems like a ridiculous amount of work, fabrication, etc. to achieve some marginally real (or perceived) gain. I have no problem with folks doing innovative work because it's both interesting and sometimes leads to breakthrough development; however this video will probably only make some miserable about their 15 lb tanks.
11-21-18, 09:32 PM
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Anyone can lose weight, but only a select few can have a bike under 10 pounds.
11-21-18, 09:38 PM
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11-23-18, 06:59 PM
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Just what the doctor ordered.
Seriously, after my surgery this week the doctor told me I could ride my bike immediately, but not to lift more than 10-15 lbs.
BRB, checking to see how much my prescription copay is for this bike...
Seriously, after my surgery this week the doctor told me I could ride my bike immediately, but not to lift more than 10-15 lbs.
BRB, checking to see how much my prescription copay is for this bike...
11-24-18, 03:34 PM
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I’d love to take this on my favorite hill ride but would be sure to have my winter bear fat off me and in peak shape so to get a real feel on how this would perform. My lightest bike is the Cannondale at 19 and the Trek 760 at 20. Cant imagine a bike so light.
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