Whoah... 11.8lbs/5.35kg!
03-03-10, 11:10 AM
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Whoah... 11.8lbs/5.35kg!
03-03-10, 11:18 AM
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I love the seatstays and rear brake cable routing...not keen on the downtube shifter.
03-03-10, 11:20 AM
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Doesn't the DT shifter for the FD add more weight than just having a proper Record shifter?
Also, why 2 bottle cages?
Also, why 2 bottle cages?
03-03-10, 11:34 AM
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Also couldn't he have saved weight with CF chainrings and also by going with a SRAM Red drivetrain (Shifters, FD, RD)? Just asking...
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That's a long way off being the lightest road bike out there:
https://www.light-bikes.com/bikegalle...ng.asp?id=1507
https://www.light-bikes.com/bikegalle...ng.asp?id=1507
03-03-10, 12:17 PM
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1320g frame? He could have done better.
I'm willing to be that all of his drivetrain parts have been lightened up beyond factory specs. That Lightning Crank is one of the lightest out there. A DT shifter with a gutted Record front shifter is going to weigh less than a full Record front shifter and the extra cable+housing.
I'm willing to be that all of his drivetrain parts have been lightened up beyond factory specs. That Lightning Crank is one of the lightest out there. A DT shifter with a gutted Record front shifter is going to weigh less than a full Record front shifter and the extra cable+housing.
03-03-10, 12:23 PM
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Dunno what the griping about DT shifting on the FD is all about. I think it's brilliant, since you don't shift the FD anywhere near as often as the rear, and trimming the FD by friction is way nicer anyway.
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1320g frame? He could have done better.
I'm willing to be that all of his drivetrain parts have been lightened up beyond factory specs. That Lightning Crank is one of the lightest out there. A DT shifter with a gutted Record front shifter is going to weigh less than a full Record front shifter and the extra cable+housing.
I'm willing to be that all of his drivetrain parts have been lightened up beyond factory specs. That Lightning Crank is one of the lightest out there. A DT shifter with a gutted Record front shifter is going to weigh less than a full Record front shifter and the extra cable+housing.
Isn't 1320 pretty good since it has an ISP? In any event, those frames look pretty nice...
03-03-10, 12:37 PM
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How the F does a 1320 gram frame (even 1320 gram frame and fork) build up to an 11.8 lb bicycle?
03-03-10, 12:46 PM
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03-04-10, 01:34 AM
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That's a long way off being the lightest road bike out there:
https://www.light-bikes.com/bikegalle...ng.asp?id=1507
https://www.light-bikes.com/bikegalle...ng.asp?id=1507
Holy crap! The last time I checked out that site, the lightest machine was just over 6kg! That was only 3 or 4 years ago, tops...
3195g, OMFG!
But a pushie needs dual control for me to consider it complete. Even so, 3821g is mind-blowing. (That treadly's missing bar tape, though. Add another 20g.)
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I can't believe no one here scolded Rob English for not losing weight off himself first.
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for all the people complaining about the weight of the frame, you do realize this is a STEEL frame with an integrated seatpost right?
03-04-10, 12:00 PM
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Have seen this bike in person and it is an amazing build... it is not only steel and amazingly light, but it is actually rideable and not some silly experiment in just how light one can make a bike.
If you can't ride the hell out of it it's just wall art and I love the fact that it's steel... and real.
If you can't ride the hell out of it it's just wall art and I love the fact that it's steel... and real.
