Ultimate climbing bike

[_Daemon_]

The "fatty goes climbing" thread got me thinking. What would be the ultimate climbing bike, forget the decent on the other side, forget everything, just 100% climbing what frame/setup would be the ultimate?

 

Somehting like a Cervelo R3 with say Zipp 202 tubies?

 

 

[TitusTi]

Depends on the gradient, but I reckon wheels would have to be the OberMayer's or the Ventoux's.

[101%]

Trek ssLx ( for the stiffness) with Bontrager XXX lite OCLV 55 carbon wheels 970g a pair  . Boron XXX lite bars 160g , But I think the bikes rigidity plays a bigger factor than trying to get the weight to low........Unless you one of those Columbian climbers that weigh 50kg's.

[_Daemon_]

All round climbing etc....

But let's say something like Alpe du Huez.

 

[TitusTi]

Depends on your style and the gradient, the steeper it is the more you'll stand?

[AndreZA]

One of those electric ones they sell at Hyperama.

[Chrispy]

Francois du Toit put a Pinarello Paris together for the DC. Complete bike weight was 6.4kg. Now that sounds attractive.

[Mudsimus]

Well if weight determines a good climbing bike the Scott addict wins.

5.9kgs incl pedals and bottle cage.

[Man with no name]

The System Six that Crux built up for Jaco weighed @ 6.84 with 404's. with 202's it came in at about 6.5like

 

 

 

This oke reckons his bike comes in at 7.8 lbs (like 3.4 kgs?)

 

 

http://www.light-bikes.com/bikegallery/BikeListing.asp?id=747

 

[Mudsimus]

Now imagine yourself on a 3.4kg bike going down that mountain you just came up at 100km/h....ehh no thanks

[splat]

Didn't Iban Mayo have a special bike built for the Mont Ventoux time trial in the 2004 Dauphin? Lib?r??

 

Short wheel base and stupid light frame etc. Obvisouly it still had to be 6.8kg.

 

http://www.cyclingnews.com/teamtech04.php?id=tech/2004/probikes/euskaltel_orbea

 

Lance stripped his special edition Trek down as well to include down tube shifters!

 

http://www.cyclingnews.com/teamtech04.php?id=tech/2004/probikes/madone_ssl_armstrong

 

That was a while ago. Things have moved on a bit...

[Gumpole]

if it is REALLY steep and short (say 3kms at 10%)

then you just get your regular lighweight bike and ditch saddle, seatpost, waterbottle cages, bottles, saddlebag, front derailleur (sp), big blade, brake calipers etc etc.

I'm sure I could get my bike to just over 6kg .

[Dr. Seuss]

you cant go less than 6.8kg so get the stiffest bike you can (R3-SL!!!!) & make sure that you save the weight in the rotational parts - wheels,  crankset, pedals, chain without sacrificing any stiffness - particularly in the wheels.

[lowracer]

most efficient and stiff might be a prone bicycle, but I wont take it out on the road (taxi territory)

 

the motion will compare more to when you are climbing stairs, than riding a bike.

 

http://www.encycleopedia.com/index.cfm?pid=23&edID=216

 http://www.encycleopedia.com/assets/enc/2001/Speed%20and%20Distance/prone/lgPhoto1.jpg

[lowracer]

pictures of someone on the bike :

http://www.geocities.com/rcgilmore3/ProneBike.jpg

http://www.futurebike.ch/images/2_comp_tw.jpg