Mak-daddy Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 Guys, iam building a Weight Weenie road bike and need some advice. Below is my current set up,however i want to get the bike into the mid 5.5 to 5.7kg range. Furthermore i dont want to break the bank and dont want tubbies (i know i can easily shave off +-200grams)Giant TCR Advance Team 2008 T-MobileGRAMSRear derailleur (double)181Front derailleur (braze-on, double)72Rear skewer KCNC24Front skewer KCNC23Rear brake caliper (w/nut) KCNC82Front brake caliper (w/nut) KCNC82Cassette (11-23T, w/lockring)174BB (English threads)100Crankset (172.5mm arms)635Chain 210Shifters/brake levers (pair, without cables)420Wheels Mavic R sys premium1350Giant TCR Advance Team 2008 (Small) ISP1245Fork 340Handle bars EC90 42cm187Stem 90mm110Cables Nokon120Tires Conti Supersonic310Tubes Conti Super Sonic105Headset 42Spacers Carbon9Handle bar Tape BBB Carbon Lite38Misc grease, etc25Saddle Sella SLR Carbonio1376021 All components has been weighed other than the brake calipers as i have not acquired a set as yet.
AndreZA Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 why don't I see pedals? Look here http://www.poshbikes.com/i2.php
Da2lip Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 What is the group set? Look at SRAM red. Other that that you could look at a full TI bolt set
Mak-daddy Posted January 19, 2009 Author Posted January 19, 2009 Sorry i havent included pedals, When you buy a bike you dont get pedals with it. But i do ride with Look Keo Carbons didnt still worry to weight them.
Mak-daddy Posted January 19, 2009 Author Posted January 19, 2009 Shimano Dura-Ace, i was thinking of getting maybe Campag Record iam not a fan of Sram. Also would a Sram Red Cluster work with the Shimano Groupset ?
Da2lip Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 It should do the spacing is the same. Mike bike is 6.6kg with red before I put on the 404's. That is with the mavic ksyriums SSC... With pedals though.. I used to ride record but moved over red in Dec and love it..
AndreZA Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 Sorry i havent included pedals' date=' When you buy a bike you dont get pedals with it. But i do ride with Look Keo Carbons didnt still worry to weight them.[/quote'] yes but real weight weenie bikes are complete as you would ride them. Look at the new Speedplay at about 68g a pedal.
boeing Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 you will save a lot of weight by changing to SRAM Red.
boeing Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 Sorry i havent included pedals' date=' When you buy a bike you dont get pedals with it. But i do ride with Look Keo Carbons didnt still worry to weight them.[/quote'] yes but real weight weenie bikes are complete as you would ride them. Look at the new Speedplay at about 68g a pedal. Ooh, those speedplay pedals are beautiful. Dont expect to do that much mileage on them though
samson99 Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 Sorry i havent included pedals' date=' When you buy a bike you dont get pedals with it. ? But i do ride with Look Keo Carbons didnt still worry to weight them.[/quote'] ? yes but real weight weenie bikes are complete as you would ride them. Look at the new Speedplay at about 68g a pedal. ? ?Ooh, those speedplay pedals are beautiful. Dont expect to do that much mileage on them though WHY???
carlo_sg Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 Hey Mak, sounds good But I think you'll find a few of the things you have listed are spec. weight, and will in reality be a lot heavier.Tyres for one, manufacturer's often quote the spec. weight of the tyre as the weight once the tread is completely worn down.A Dura-ace crank is closer to 700g,and brake and gear cables will be around 200g I could be wrong, and you might have weighed everything already!Aim for 6.5kg - that is still very light!under 6kg, you looking at a R75,000 bike!carlo_sg2009-01-19 04:54:48
Mak-daddy Posted January 19, 2009 Author Posted January 19, 2009 Hey Carlo, most of the items has been weighed, The Dura-ace crank is not 172.5mm but 170mm thats why its 640gI took the weight of the Conti supersonic tires and tubes off the website as iam still getting a set so not exactly sure of weight. Will have it Weighed once its fully assembled though. I have noticed that the weight quoted by manufacturers are slightly off.
swift Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 Hey This thread below may help... it has some sound hubber advice https://www.bikehub.co.za/forum_posts.asp?TID=26526&KW=Show+Bike The Medscheme guys are all on the new G4, same as the ag2r guys. BH also has a 5.4kg limited edition ULTRALIGHT G4, but it's pricy...
Speed Devil Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 I don't know how anyone can expext to build a weight weenie bike and not expext to break the bank I wish I had that type of cash
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