The_Break Posted July 16, 2012 Posted July 16, 2012 How far do you go to drop the mass/weight of your bike and body? I know a guy who pays thousands just to drop 20g or so off his current bike.Another guy who shaves every part of his body.Guys joke about only needing one ball and kidney. Let's hear how far you go to drop weight wherever it is?
Cav' Posted July 16, 2012 Posted July 16, 2012 I take a big **** before i go ride - drops a kilo every time
Meentb Posted July 16, 2012 Posted July 16, 2012 Well just bought myself a lighter wheelset. Will save approx 300grams there.
gummibear Posted July 16, 2012 Posted July 16, 2012 A friend of mine started riding with me in February and at one race he saw a Liteville and wanted it. The guy at the shop promised him that the bike will weigh only 10.5kg...super deal done.End of June he built it up and never listened to a word i told him.6800 euros later he received his bike with 9 speed XTR parts and used fork on it.........guess what it weighed 12.6kg.Two days later the shop closed down. Everytime we ride i show him what he could have bought for half the price and less weight.He has now bought Ritchey tubbies and he weighs over 110kg
Agteros Posted July 16, 2012 Posted July 16, 2012 Might be the wrong, might be the right thread.How much weight does a 'common' carbon frame save compared to a 'common' alu frame? (frame only, not fork)How much can be saved on Ultegra components, and which of the parts to "do" first? edit: this is for a road bike. The MTB is a steel SS, and weight is not a consideration, just grins!
Andrew_ew Posted July 16, 2012 Posted July 16, 2012 Made my wife drag truvativ noir xc carbon cranks all the way back fom London for me - in her hand luggage, 800g - with bb. They look good on my carbon gt zaskar with my sid wc 2010 forks i just bought off Drider. Kcnc stem & flat bars, romin saddle, sram hollow link chain, xt cassette, xt derralleur and american classic wheels are the lightish bits. The avid juicy 3 brakes, slx shifters, slx front derailure, and ritchey comp seatpost let the bike down. 10.1kgs - it's a large. Candy 1 pedals
gummibear Posted July 16, 2012 Posted July 16, 2012 Might be the wrong, might be the right thread.How much weight does a 'common' carbon frame save compared to a 'common' alu frame? (frame only, not fork)How much can be saved on Ultegra components, and which of the parts to "do" first? edit: this is for a road bike. The MTB is a steel SS, and weight is not a consideration, just grins! Cannondale CAAD10 Alu=1190grCannondale Evo Carbon= 700gr Going to Dura-ace from Ultegra will save about 350gr
The_Break Posted July 16, 2012 Author Posted July 16, 2012 Made my wife drag truvativ noir xc carbon cranks all the way back fom London for me - in her hand luggage, 800g - with bb. They look good on my carbon gt zaskar with my sid wc 2010 forks i just bought off Drider. Kcnc stem & flat bars, romin saddle, sram hollow link chain, xt cassette, xt derralleur and american classic wheels are the lightish bits. The avid juicy 3 brakes, slx shifters, slx front derailure, and ritchey comp seatpost let the bike down. 10.1kgs - it's a large. Candy 1 pedalsReminds me of when I bought my Zipp Vumaquad cranks - 545g including BB at 175mm length.
petatodd Posted July 16, 2012 Posted July 16, 2012 Carbon can be anything from 300g lighter to same weight as aluminium frame for same size.
Andrew_ew Posted July 16, 2012 Posted July 16, 2012 Reminds me of when I bought my Zipp Vumaquad cranks - 545g including BB at 175mm length. Nice - very nice - maybe they will look at the mtb market one day
Zac.A Posted July 16, 2012 Posted July 16, 2012 Next steps for me are skewers, stem and bottle cages.Can save 78g on the skewers for R10/gram.48g on the stem.and then 60g on bottle cages at R15/gram. That'll bring the bike down to 7.12kg with ksyriums and a 12-25.And 6.91kg with Zipp 303's and an U16 cassette.
'Dale Posted July 16, 2012 Posted July 16, 2012 Regular fasting rides of 90 -120 mins, low intensity, to burn fat.Biggest gain can be by keeping body weight down without losing power.
LOOK695 Posted July 17, 2012 Posted July 17, 2012 Regular fasting rides of 90 -120 mins, low intensity, to burn fat.Biggest gain can be by keeping body weight down without losing power.True, but is a mission to get the weight down and to keep it there
NotSoBigBen Posted July 17, 2012 Posted July 17, 2012 True, but is a mission to get the weight down and to keep it there So true, I have not found it 'that' tough losing it but keeping it down ai ai ai .....
Larry Posted July 17, 2012 Posted July 17, 2012 Skewers, not the best place you want to save weight, just my 2c
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