The official weight weenies thread

['Dale]

 

Fat boys should not be looking to spend $ on lighter kit! Sort out their BMI first!

 

:-D

[Bianchisti]

Lost 1kg in my first 2 weeks of base building with a goal of loosing another 3 in the next 5 weeks. Hope the protein I'm taking will preserve the muscle/power.

 

Argus target weight = 70 kgs

 

Percentage body fat target of 15% (from 22% currently)

[Mr SingleTrack]

Lost 1kg in my first 2 weeks of base building with a goal of loosing another 3 in the next 5 weeks. Hope the protein I'm taking will preserve the muscle/power.

 

Argus target weight = 70 kgs

 

Percentage body fat target of 15% (from 22% currently)

you will feel very strong on the climbs if you manage to drop down to 15%! Good luck bro!

[Cippo]

What would you pay for a carbon pair of brake calipers weighing only 125g a complete pair including brake shoes. Well ax-lightness has the AX3000 just for you for only €990 or R11200 ex shipping.

 

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[Evan Andreou]

I weigh over 100kg, makes the weight of my bike irrelevant

[Bianchisti]

you will feel very strong on the climbs if you manage to drop down to 15%! Good luck bro!

 

Thanks man. Hoping I won't loose to much power and if I do drop the weight I'm looking at an increase of nearly 40% in the power to weight ratio. Can't wait to run off to the hills to test it, but first things first! (Base training is hard work!)

[Cippo]

Clavicula cranks, 420g including bottom bracket but excluding chainrings. Could not get a price on them as poshbikes.com was updating their site. Take into account Rotor 3D+ cranks are 476 without BB and chainrings, SRAM Red 557g without BB and Campy SR are 613 including outboard cups.

 

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[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Here's a story to blow you weight weenies minds...

 

 

So – the final bits have arrived for my Reign X. It was just the hubs & pedals I was waiting for. Pedals, because my one shoe disintegrated at the SPD mounting point, and I’ve decided to bite the bullet and go FLATS.

 

So – they arrived yesterday, and I laced the wheels yesterday afternoon. Had a few “fails” (lacing from wrong side, contra-laced “trailing” spokes and so on) but in the end I have laced both wheels, and they just require tensioning and truing. Which I will be doing this weekend, if I have the time.

 

Here’s a pic as a teaser…

 

 

BTW – I have weighed them, and, including rim tape, they come in at 1,157g & 1,263g for front & rear respectively. And this is after shedding 150g per hub. So – my previous wheelset, including all the bits n pieces, weighed more than 5.5 Kilos!

 

That was – Minion & High Roller 2.5” 2 ply super tacky wire bead @ 1.22kg apiece, HG50 cassette @ 350g, tjoops @ 200g per wheel (slimed DH tjoops, so they’re heavy) and an extra 150g per hub. Total weight was 5.91kg.

 

I plan to get that down to 4.46kg with the new build: WTB Weirwolf / Wolverine combo (930g & 660g respectively) HG50 @ 350g, stans @ 50g per wheel.

 

That’s a WHOPPING 1.45kg drop just by changing tires & hubs. Worth the R 1,400 for new hubs & spooks? I think so. Plus – they look oh so tappet!

[Cippo]

Schmaak the green on those hubs. That weight for mountain rims are impressive.

[Solvit]

I weigh 68kg, and bike weight therefore makes a big difference to me.. Not much left for me to lose ito body fat, but shedding 100grams off your bike (at a cost of R1000 / 100grams) here and there make a HELL of a difference. Wheels first then move onto handlebars / seatpost / stem etc. Groupset can can also save substantial amount, but then the cost per gram saving goes through the roof.

 

Problem is the old saying: Light / Cheap / Strong ( choose 2 of these per component! )

[SyncSA]

Ja, I am fat at 85 kg's and 2.2 metres tall.

 

Surely that's not "fat" for 2.2 m tall.

[Trivium]

I bought a pair of SRAM X0 shifters cause they were 34g lighter than the X9 and the shifting is much better! Well worth the money!

[DR ◣◢]

I was weight conscious when building my new AM bike. Managed to weigh in at 15,3kg today and I'm over the moon.

 

This thread is seriously interesting.

[Cippo]

Cannondale's Supersix Evo Black Inc, claimed weight just over 5 kg depending on size. Checkout the spec list below if you really want to.

 

FRAME

SUPERSIX EVO, BALLISTEC NANO CARBON, SPEED SAVE, PRESSFIT BB30

FORK

SUPERSIX EVO, SPEED SAVE, BALLISTEC NANO CARBON, 1-1/8" TO 1-1/4" STEERER

CRANK

NEW CANNONDALE HOLLOWGRAM SISL2, CANNONDALE OPI SPIDERING, 53-39, 11 SPEED (COMPACT 50/34 INCLUDED)

BOTTOM BRACKET

CANNONDALE ALUMINUM PF30 BB CUP, FSA CERAMIC BB30 BEARING

SHIFTERS

SHIMANO DURA ACE 9000

COG SET

SHIMANO DURA ACE 9000, 11-25, 11-SPEED

CHAIN

SHIMANO DURA ACE 9000

FRONT DERAILLEUR

SHIMANO DURA ACE 9000

REAR DERAILLEUR

SHIMANO DURA ACE 9000

RIMS

ENVE ROAD 25MM 20H FRONT, 24H REAR

HUBS

DT SWISS 240, 20H FRONT, 24H REAR, 11 SPEED

TIRES

SCHWALBE ULTREMO LIGHT TUBULAR 22MM

PEDALS

N/A

BRAKE

SHIMANO DURA ACE 9000

HANDLEBAR

ENVE CARBON ROAD COMPACT 31.8MM

STEM

ENVE CARBON ROAD, 31.8, 6 DEG

HEADSET

SUPERSIX EVO SL, 1-1/4" LOWER BEARING, 15MM CARBON TOP COVER (W/ 5MM ALLOY HIDDEN TOP COVER)

SPOKES

DT SWISS AEROLITE

GRIPS

FI'ZI:K BAR TAPE

SADDLE

FI'ZI:K ANTARES 00, WING FLEX, CARBON RAILS

SEAT POST

ENVE CARBON ROAD 27.2MM X 350MM

EXTRAS

INCLUDES BOTH STANDARD 53/39 AND COMPACT 50/34 SPIDERING CHAINRING SETS.

 

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[Weight Weenie]

Here's a story to blow you weight weenies minds...

 

 

So – the final bits have arrived for my Reign X. It was just the hubs & pedals I was waiting for. Pedals, because my one shoe disintegrated at the SPD mounting point, and I’ve decided to bite the bullet and go FLATS.

 

So – they arrived yesterday, and I laced the wheels yesterday afternoon. Had a few “fails” (lacing from wrong side, contra-laced “trailing” spokes and so on) but in the end I have laced both wheels, and they just require tensioning and truing. Which I will be doing this weekend, if I have the time.

 

Here’s a pic as a teaser…

 

 

BTW – I have weighed them, and, including rim tape, they come in at 1,157g & 1,263g for front & rear respectively. And this is after shedding 150g per hub. So – my previous wheelset, including all the bits n pieces, weighed more than 5.5 Kilos!

 

That was – Minion & High Roller 2.5” 2 ply super tacky wire bead @ 1.22kg apiece, HG50 cassette @ 350g, tjoops @ 200g per wheel (slimed DH tjoops, so they’re heavy) and an extra 150g per hub. Total weight was 5.91kg.

 

I plan to get that down to 4.46kg with the new build: WTB Weirwolf / Wolverine combo (930g & 660g respectively) HG50 @ 350g, stans @ 50g per wheel.

 

That’s a WHOPPING 1.45kg drop just by changing tires & hubs. Worth the R 1,400 for new hubs & spooks? I think so. Plus – they look oh so tappet!

 

Hectic, my 26'' race wheelset with stans tape and valve weighs 1210g

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Hectic, my 26'' race wheelset with stans tape and valve weighs 1210g

 

LOL. I guarantee it won't take half the hits these babies will, especially with my weight!