Bike Mob Posted November 30, 2010 Posted November 30, 2010 So I have some thinking to do, and even though my Road bike is awesome and light..it could be about 400g lighter with some simple tweaks... on the downside upgrading to lighter carbon components is way too expensive. Going lighter means employing Alu parts from Momsen and KCNC etc...but I have great looking carbon components now... so what do I. Sacrifice the weight and keep the beast matched up with bars and stem, or hit the Christmas specials for lightweight bits and throw style caution to the wind? Parts to change would be: HandlebarStemSeatpostBrakes
Eldron Posted November 30, 2010 Posted November 30, 2010 Carbon is the devil's crowbar - marketing hype designed to remove money from your wallet! Great for making hugely complicated road frames with unlimited design possibiliy but pretty silly in wheels, bars, stems, seat posts, pedals etc. Buy your wife something nice.
Spat Posted November 30, 2010 Posted November 30, 2010 I would keep the carbon bits, they just look so good. Besides pushing the extra 400grams will make you stronger
andretraut Posted November 30, 2010 Posted November 30, 2010 Tarmac, you do not need a lighter bike, that new SL3 is great enough as it is!
Bike Mob Posted November 30, 2010 Author Posted November 30, 2010 (edited) I dont know why but I just feel like a change... I have ITM Pathom Bars and Stem...maybe want to change to 3T rotundo or similar...if anyone wants a flat top setup Bars: 42 ctc and 213gStem 110mm and 161g Edited November 30, 2010 by Tarmac-SL3
AndreZA Posted November 30, 2010 Posted November 30, 2010 To me style is more then carbon bits. Thomson parts is way prettier then any carbon parts. Unless those alu parts are super strong, I would not bother.
Bat-ass Posted November 30, 2010 Posted November 30, 2010 Style over carbon. But you need to allign the brands, ie. no mixing sram/shimano/campy... and please dont have a mix bag, ie. Ritchey stem / with FSA bar / and KCNC post... you know what i mean!!!
Lucky Luke. Posted November 30, 2010 Posted November 30, 2010 I like the ITM bar you have now. Isn't it integrated? Seriously, what is lighter than that? Go light, but don't go for broke.
Bike Mob Posted November 30, 2010 Author Posted November 30, 2010 Style over carbon. But you need to allign the brands, ie. no mixing sram/shimano/campy... and please dont have a mix bag, ie. Ritchey stem / with FSA bar / and KCNC post... you know what i mean!!! that is why I cant bring myself to go ultra light... I cant stand the mismatch. I would like to have a matching Bar stem and post but ITM do not make a 27.2 pathom. so now I need to change all three!
cosborne Posted November 30, 2010 Posted November 30, 2010 Tarmac how old are the bars (milege) and what would you let them go for?
kosmonooit Posted November 30, 2010 Posted November 30, 2010 Also check out some Scandium options (thats Aluminum with some exotic Scandium added as an alloy) its really light weight and strong.
Bike Mob Posted November 30, 2010 Author Posted November 30, 2010 Cosborne they are less than a year old and are in spotless condition...
Mellow Posted November 30, 2010 Posted November 30, 2010 pushing those pedals up the hill it will always be in the back of your head that you can be faster with the lighter bits
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