manufacturer claimed weight for 26x2.0: 315g
Showing posts with label Weight Weenie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Weight Weenie. Show all posts
Monday, June 25, 2012
weighed: Schwalbe Furious Fred HS 395 MTB tire 26x2.0
Schwalbe Furious Fred HS 395 MTB tire 26x2.0
manufacturer claimed weight for 26x2.0: 315g
manufacturer claimed weight for 26x2.0: 315g
Monday, June 11, 2012
Weighed: Veloflex Corsa 22 (700x22c road tire)
If you combine these tires with the Michelin AirComp A1 Latex tubes, I guarantee to you they will produce the best ride on your road bike. The only way to beat this combination is to run Tubular tires and rims.
Manufacturer claimed weight: 207g
Don't believe me? Still thinking of buying, check out the thread I started at weight weenie forums several years back (2010 to be exact). The thread is now 10 pages long and still growing.
I love Veloflex Corsa 22 Folding tires + Latex tubes
Manufacturer claimed weight: 207g
Don't believe me? Still thinking of buying, check out the thread I started at weight weenie forums several years back (2010 to be exact). The thread is now 10 pages long and still growing.
I love Veloflex Corsa 22 Folding tires + Latex tubes
Monday, June 4, 2012
weighed: Michelin A1 AirComp Latex Tube - 700c 40mm presta valve
Michelin A1 AirComp Latex Tube - 700x22/23, 40mm presta valve.
Manufacturer claimed weight: 80g
BEST RIDING TUBES! Hack Racer guaranteed to impress you.
Manufacturer claimed weight: 80g
BEST RIDING TUBES! Hack Racer guaranteed to impress you.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
weighed: Selle Italia SLR Kit Carbonio Saddle
Selle Italia SLR Kit Carbonio Saddle.Manufacturer claimed weight 125g
Monday, May 14, 2012
weighed: Shimano Yumeya YM-SL81 shifter clamps
Shimano Yumeya YM-SL81 Shifter clamps for XTR SL-M970
Monday, May 7, 2012
weighed: Shimano Yumeya YM-SL82 barrel adjusters
Shimano Yumeya YM-SL82 barrel adjusters for XTR SL-M970
Monday, April 30, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Lynskey R330 New Build
This past Sunday was the Substance Project Eco-Race 1 Durham Forest race here in Ontario, Canada. The plan was go and race. But I felt under the weather.
However a lot was accomplished. I helped my good friend Tom put together his Lynskey R330 on Saturday. I've known Tom for several years now. I first met him at Tuesday Night Albion Hills MTB races.
He showed up at around 10 am with a frame in bubble wrap straight from Lynskey and little boxes of Campagnolo parts.
The Lynskey R330 was a limited production run in 2012. Tom was lucky enough to get one. It is one of Lynskey's nicest road frames ever made.
This was the end result. One happy Tom.
Weight came out to 15.45 lbs with an old heavy saddle as a place holder until a Fizik Kurve arrives. Bottle cages are in the mail.
Tom built the wheels himself. They are built to perfection.
So you are probably asking, what is the build list...
This is the first time for me putting a Campagnolo bike together. I've put together many bikes for myself and for friends in the past, but Tom is the only one that is riding Campagnolo. Partly because most of us are already established road riders with several sets of wheels. The freehub body for the rear hub for Campagnolo are different than the Shimano/Sram counterparts. Meaning if you already have wheelsets based off of Shimano or Sram you can't go to Campagnolo easily as you can't install a Campagnolo cassette on them.
Some rear hub manufacturers allow you to change the rear freehub body and then you would have to potentially redish the wheel.One example is the DTswiss 240s rear hub.
There are 3rd party component manufacturers that offer Campagnolo spaced cassettes that fit onto Shimano Freehubs, but those in the past shift like crap. One point to make is that with Campagnolo going to 11 speeds, this forces the cogs to sit further inboard. The 11th cog needs to sit further inboard than Shimano's 10th cog, so if you are running hubs with flanges that are too far outboard (which many hub designs do to maximize lateral stiffness of the wheel) you are going to be out of luck.
Wheels manufacturing is possibily the only cassette I would try out if I was going to run Campagnolo and had Shimano/Sram based wheels.
Wheels Manufacturing Accelerator 11-speed Conversion cassette
So the build went relatively well. I have a vast tool collection and mechanical experience, but some bits of the Campagnolo kit had me reading the instructions and running around trying to find tools.
The bottom bracket installation recommended by Campagnolo is to douse the threads with Loctite 222MS and screw in the cups hand tight. I did this, but also added in Loctite 7471 to prime the threads before adding in the Loctite 222MS to speed up the cure. Cups were torqued to hand tight with a rag to increase grip strength.
Certain bolts are torx. A good thing, as torx is less prone to tool slipping out of the bolt head. During the build I ran into using both T25, some T20. My tool collection lacked a good quality T20 bit.
The lock ring for the rear cassette has a different spline than Shimano (I didn't know that). The chain pin used to connect the chain together requires it to be peened. There is a special chain tool which I didn't have or have time to make one up.
In the end all fasteners were torqued using a calibrated torque wrench. The only fastener torqued without a calibrated torque wrench was the bolt for the Record crankset that holds the Hirth joint together for the spindle. This was done using Park Tool TW-2 which I never verified if the sticker for the scale reading corresponded correctly with the deflection beam.
So even though the bike was built up, shifting adjusted and bar tape wrapped. It wasn't fully done, Tom needed to visit the local bike store to get his chain peened and the lock ring torqued up. Luckily a local bike shop helped him out free of charge.
However a lot was accomplished. I helped my good friend Tom put together his Lynskey R330 on Saturday. I've known Tom for several years now. I first met him at Tuesday Night Albion Hills MTB races.
He showed up at around 10 am with a frame in bubble wrap straight from Lynskey and little boxes of Campagnolo parts.
The Lynskey R330 was a limited production run in 2012. Tom was lucky enough to get one. It is one of Lynskey's nicest road frames ever made.
This was the end result. One happy Tom.
Weight came out to 15.45 lbs with an old heavy saddle as a place holder until a Fizik Kurve arrives. Bottle cages are in the mail.
Tom built the wheels himself. They are built to perfection.
So you are probably asking, what is the build list...
| Frame | Lynskey R330 M |
| Fork | Enve 2.0 |
| Headset | Tune Bobo |
| Expander | Tune Gum Gum |
| Bars | 3T Ergonova Team 42cm, ø31.8 mm |
| Stem | Extralite Road, 100mm, ø31.8 mm |
| Saddle | Fizik Kurve saddle |
| Pedals | Speedplay Zero Chromoly w/ Upgraded Ward Ti Spindles |
| Crankset | Campagnolo Record 11 - Compact 50/34 |
| Levers | Campagnolo Record 11 Ergopower |
| Front Derailleur | Campagnolo Record 11 |
| Rear Derailleur | Campagnolo Record 11 |
| Cassette | Campagnolo Record 11 - 11-25t |
| Chain | Campagnolo Record 11 |
| Brakeset | Campagnolo Record 11 |
| Rear Hub | Chris King R45 Campagnolo - 28h |
| Front Hub | Chris King R45 - 24h |
| Front Rim | Stans Alpha 340 - 24h |
| Rear Rim | Stans Alpha 340 - 28h |
| Spokes | Sapim CX Ray Silver x 52 |
| Nipples | DT Swiss Alloy - 52 |
| Rimtape | Stans Yellow Tape |
| Tubes | Michelin Air |
| Front Tire | Veloflex Corsa23 - 700x23c |
| Rear Tire | Veloflex Corsa23 - 700x23c |
| Skewers | Aerozine Ti Skewers |
| Seatpost Clamp | Omni Racer Ti Clamp 34.9 |
| Seatpost | Fizik Cyrano Carbon Seatpost 27.2 |
| Bar tape | Deda Cork |
| Cables/Housing | Campagnolo Record 11 |
| Cages | King Ti |
This is the first time for me putting a Campagnolo bike together. I've put together many bikes for myself and for friends in the past, but Tom is the only one that is riding Campagnolo. Partly because most of us are already established road riders with several sets of wheels. The freehub body for the rear hub for Campagnolo are different than the Shimano/Sram counterparts. Meaning if you already have wheelsets based off of Shimano or Sram you can't go to Campagnolo easily as you can't install a Campagnolo cassette on them.
There are 3rd party component manufacturers that offer Campagnolo spaced cassettes that fit onto Shimano Freehubs, but those in the past shift like crap. One point to make is that with Campagnolo going to 11 speeds, this forces the cogs to sit further inboard. The 11th cog needs to sit further inboard than Shimano's 10th cog, so if you are running hubs with flanges that are too far outboard (which many hub designs do to maximize lateral stiffness of the wheel) you are going to be out of luck.
Wheels manufacturing is possibily the only cassette I would try out if I was going to run Campagnolo and had Shimano/Sram based wheels.
Wheels Manufacturing Accelerator 11-speed Conversion cassette
So the build went relatively well. I have a vast tool collection and mechanical experience, but some bits of the Campagnolo kit had me reading the instructions and running around trying to find tools.
The bottom bracket installation recommended by Campagnolo is to douse the threads with Loctite 222MS and screw in the cups hand tight. I did this, but also added in Loctite 7471 to prime the threads before adding in the Loctite 222MS to speed up the cure. Cups were torqued to hand tight with a rag to increase grip strength.
Certain bolts are torx. A good thing, as torx is less prone to tool slipping out of the bolt head. During the build I ran into using both T25, some T20. My tool collection lacked a good quality T20 bit.
The lock ring for the rear cassette has a different spline than Shimano (I didn't know that). The chain pin used to connect the chain together requires it to be peened. There is a special chain tool which I didn't have or have time to make one up.
In the end all fasteners were torqued using a calibrated torque wrench. The only fastener torqued without a calibrated torque wrench was the bolt for the Record crankset that holds the Hirth joint together for the spindle. This was done using Park Tool TW-2 which I never verified if the sticker for the scale reading corresponded correctly with the deflection beam.
So even though the bike was built up, shifting adjusted and bar tape wrapped. It wasn't fully done, Tom needed to visit the local bike store to get his chain peened and the lock ring torqued up. Luckily a local bike shop helped him out free of charge.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Buying a new crankset. Shimano XTR FC-M985
Here is a quick guide on how to figure out if your frame is compatible with Shimano's new XTR Cranksets.
Currently Shimano offers two variants of the crank. Trial and Race.
Race FC-M985
chain ring sizes: 40-28T/ 42-30T/ 44-30T (all double)
crank arm lengths: 170/175/180mm
Chain line: 48.8mm
Trial FC-M980
chain ring sizes 42-32-24T (triple) / 38-26T (double)
crank arm lengths: 165/170/175/180mm
Chain line: Triple: 50mm Double: 46.8mm
For the Hack Racer in you the ideal setup on a 26" wheeled bike is the Race crankset if it fits. The M985 is 3mm narrower in Q factor than the M980 (I do not know the exact Q factor as calling both Shimano Canada and Shimano USA could not get me an exact number). The Q factor is how wide the crank arms are from outside face to outside face. A narrow Q factor in theory increases pedaling efficiency as well as better knee angle tracing.
For my bike I was looking on replacing the Middleburn RS8 DUO crankset I had on it for several years. The RS8 was a good crankset but the downfall was the ISIS bottom bracket. 3 years ago Middleburn did not offer their external bearing version. So I was forced to choose between ISIS or square taper. I chose ISIS and went with an American Classic BB which has replaceable bearings. After replacing them every 2 months for 3 years I said enough was enough and decided to run a reliable crankset.
With modern day double cranksets they get tricky because the axle is integrated. This means the width of the crankset can not be changed by selecting a different bottom bracket like in the past. Past being ISIS and Square taper, or even Octa-link. So now you need to measure exactly and purchase the correct crankset or else you are stuck.
Shimano actually acknowledges that the M985 may not fit on all frames. So they have this paper template. The only cavet is that you have to have the Bottom Bracket (SM-BB90-A) installed in your frame. Luckily I had a spare.
Take this template (click here for PDF version).
Print the PDF version of the document 100% size with no scaling. Then glue the printout to a stiff piece of bristo-board (the brown stiff paper back on note pads or cereal box or go to Staples). Then cut it out exact. Install the drive (right side) bottom bracket cup from a XTR or XT crankset. Stick the paper template into the bottom bracket and see if any bit of the paper will touch your frame.
Once you confirm, you can order what you need.
Currently Shimano offers two variants of the crank. Trial and Race.
Race FC-M985
chain ring sizes: 40-28T/ 42-30T/ 44-30T (all double)
crank arm lengths: 170/175/180mm
Chain line: 48.8mm
Trial FC-M980
chain ring sizes 42-32-24T (triple) / 38-26T (double)
crank arm lengths: 165/170/175/180mm
Chain line: Triple: 50mm Double: 46.8mm
For the Hack Racer in you the ideal setup on a 26" wheeled bike is the Race crankset if it fits. The M985 is 3mm narrower in Q factor than the M980 (I do not know the exact Q factor as calling both Shimano Canada and Shimano USA could not get me an exact number). The Q factor is how wide the crank arms are from outside face to outside face. A narrow Q factor in theory increases pedaling efficiency as well as better knee angle tracing.
For my bike I was looking on replacing the Middleburn RS8 DUO crankset I had on it for several years. The RS8 was a good crankset but the downfall was the ISIS bottom bracket. 3 years ago Middleburn did not offer their external bearing version. So I was forced to choose between ISIS or square taper. I chose ISIS and went with an American Classic BB which has replaceable bearings. After replacing them every 2 months for 3 years I said enough was enough and decided to run a reliable crankset.
With modern day double cranksets they get tricky because the axle is integrated. This means the width of the crankset can not be changed by selecting a different bottom bracket like in the past. Past being ISIS and Square taper, or even Octa-link. So now you need to measure exactly and purchase the correct crankset or else you are stuck.
Shimano actually acknowledges that the M985 may not fit on all frames. So they have this paper template. The only cavet is that you have to have the Bottom Bracket (SM-BB90-A) installed in your frame. Luckily I had a spare.
Take this template (click here for PDF version).
Print the PDF version of the document 100% size with no scaling. Then glue the printout to a stiff piece of bristo-board (the brown stiff paper back on note pads or cereal box or go to Staples). Then cut it out exact. Install the drive (right side) bottom bracket cup from a XTR or XT crankset. Stick the paper template into the bottom bracket and see if any bit of the paper will touch your frame.
Once you confirm, you can order what you need.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Extralite custom front wheel = Extra good! from Troy @ Fair Wheel Bikes
I'm always a fan of custom wheelsets. With custom wheelsets you can always choose exactly what you want. Whether it be color, weight, price, size, lacing pattern, brands, you name it, it's selectable. The only exception is for industry9 wheelsets where you can really pretty anodized aluminum spokes.
I don't know about you, but I find a lot of joy in selecting components for wheel builds. So unless you or I are a sponsored rider and told to use brand X and model Y. I feel we should ride exactly what we want to ride.
Troy Watson may have been a name you've heard of before. Especially if you frequent Road Bike Review or Weight Weenies. Troy is also behind Ligero Wheelworks, where he had his own custom hubs made to his specifications. They were really cool because both the front and rear hubs were optimized to have wide flanges to increase stiffness of the wheel by bracing angle. He also used Phil Wood bearings for both front and rear hubs. In the rear hub he used White Industries rear hub internals and was optimized for triplet lacing. To say he knows his stuff is an understatement.
In 2011 he joined Fair Wheel Bikes, a top end shop in USA specializing in the best of the best of cycling goods and all the wheels coming out of there are now hand built by Troy.
In the build I asked Troy to make for me I took into several considerations:
The extralite front hub I believe is the lightest front hub available to the mass market. With 32 holes the durability and reliability of the overall wheel should not be a concern. Especially for cross country application. Sapim CX-Rays in my opinion offer the best performance for the money. You can go lighter with Sapim SuperSpoke or even Pillar Titanium spokes, but the cost and performance of the Sapim can't be matched. The DTswiss aerolite spoke offers the same level of performance as the Sapim CX-ray but at an extra cost above the Sapim.
Giving Troy these build spec and some dialogue via email he said it would be an ideal build. So the go ahead of was given to build the wheel.
Troy optimized the spoke weights by customizing their length. Troy explains it,
"The spokes are not really much lighter but technically they are. What I do is take a cx-ray that has 9mm of thread and 10mm of 2mm round section above it and recut the threads up higher. I normally do about 6mm so you are loosing 6mm of thickest part of the spoke. It doesn't add up to much but it is a little. It will take a cx-ray from being about 4.7g each to 4.3-4.4g each. It is mainly a neat thing to tell other weight weenies that you had done."
Fair Wheel Bikes has the Phil Wood Spoke and threading machine. Which is the only way to cut a spoke. If someone is telling you that they took a dremel and used a die to cut new threads walk away immediately. The only way someone should cut a spoke and rethread it is by rolling the threads.
Rolling the threads means the threads are cold worked which increases thread strength. This is done by rolling the threads on two flat dies rather than using a cylindrical die and shearing away material.
This video that Troy made demonstrates how the Phil Wood Spoke Cutting and Threading Machine works.
This ladies and gentlemen is one of the reasons why you go to a top end wheel builder rather than your lcoal bike store. How many of you can tell me that your local bike store has a $3900 USD spoke cutting and threading machine?
Troy first uses a jig to define the lacing pattern of the wheel he is going to build with the hub mounted. For the Extralite Hyperfront hub you are limited as the non-braking side of the hub is designed to be radially laced to increase lateral stiffness and the braking side must be in a cross pattern to counter the load from the disc brake rotor. The lacing pattern was set by Troy Watson to be radial non drive (aka non brake side) side and 3 cross x 16 on the brake side.
I wish I had a jig like this because it allows you to carefully place the rim and work from above. Final truing of the wheel is then done on a Park Master Truing stand (I missed the chance to buy one a few years back when Troy was selling a spare he had), it is the best truing stand ever made commercially and is no longer offered by Park Tools.
The final weight of the front wheel:
In the past I have gone through many different wheel builders in the USA. Each time I had a very pleasant experience. This time I chose Fair Wheel Bikes because I have had Troy build for me in the past and he is now at Fair Wheel Bikes. Fair Wheel Bikes has all parts on hand which means zero wait time. Labour is included in the total price of the build, which is the sum of all the individual parts of the wheel I chose. There is no way I could replicate the skill and knowledge that Troy has. His attention to detail is truly amazing. Emails and phone calls are always promptly responded.
Once the trails here are opened up I will follow up with a review on what it is like to ride a work of art.
Fair Wheel Bikes custom wheel program
Example of what Troy can do.
New Old Stock - 1995 Clark Kent Pineapple Front hub made into a Front road wheel
Whatever you dream of, Troy and Fair Wheel Bikes can build it.
I don't know about you, but I find a lot of joy in selecting components for wheel builds. So unless you or I are a sponsored rider and told to use brand X and model Y. I feel we should ride exactly what we want to ride.
Troy Watson may have been a name you've heard of before. Especially if you frequent Road Bike Review or Weight Weenies. Troy is also behind Ligero Wheelworks, where he had his own custom hubs made to his specifications. They were really cool because both the front and rear hubs were optimized to have wide flanges to increase stiffness of the wheel by bracing angle. He also used Phil Wood bearings for both front and rear hubs. In the rear hub he used White Industries rear hub internals and was optimized for triplet lacing. To say he knows his stuff is an understatement.
In 2011 he joined Fair Wheel Bikes, a top end shop in USA specializing in the best of the best of cycling goods and all the wheels coming out of there are now hand built by Troy.
In the build I asked Troy to make for me I took into several considerations:
- Weight
- Durability/Reliability
- Cost
- Extralite HyperFront QR15 configuration, 32h
- Stan's NoTubes Alpine 32h rim
- Sapim CX ray spokes
- Alloy nipples
- Stan's Yellow Tape
The extralite front hub I believe is the lightest front hub available to the mass market. With 32 holes the durability and reliability of the overall wheel should not be a concern. Especially for cross country application. Sapim CX-Rays in my opinion offer the best performance for the money. You can go lighter with Sapim SuperSpoke or even Pillar Titanium spokes, but the cost and performance of the Sapim can't be matched. The DTswiss aerolite spoke offers the same level of performance as the Sapim CX-ray but at an extra cost above the Sapim.
Giving Troy these build spec and some dialogue via email he said it would be an ideal build. So the go ahead of was given to build the wheel.
Troy optimized the spoke weights by customizing their length. Troy explains it,
"The spokes are not really much lighter but technically they are. What I do is take a cx-ray that has 9mm of thread and 10mm of 2mm round section above it and recut the threads up higher. I normally do about 6mm so you are loosing 6mm of thickest part of the spoke. It doesn't add up to much but it is a little. It will take a cx-ray from being about 4.7g each to 4.3-4.4g each. It is mainly a neat thing to tell other weight weenies that you had done."
Fair Wheel Bikes has the Phil Wood Spoke and threading machine. Which is the only way to cut a spoke. If someone is telling you that they took a dremel and used a die to cut new threads walk away immediately. The only way someone should cut a spoke and rethread it is by rolling the threads.
Rolling the threads means the threads are cold worked which increases thread strength. This is done by rolling the threads on two flat dies rather than using a cylindrical die and shearing away material.
This video that Troy made demonstrates how the Phil Wood Spoke Cutting and Threading Machine works.
This ladies and gentlemen is one of the reasons why you go to a top end wheel builder rather than your lcoal bike store. How many of you can tell me that your local bike store has a $3900 USD spoke cutting and threading machine?
Troy first uses a jig to define the lacing pattern of the wheel he is going to build with the hub mounted. For the Extralite Hyperfront hub you are limited as the non-braking side of the hub is designed to be radially laced to increase lateral stiffness and the braking side must be in a cross pattern to counter the load from the disc brake rotor. The lacing pattern was set by Troy Watson to be radial non drive (aka non brake side) side and 3 cross x 16 on the brake side.
I wish I had a jig like this because it allows you to carefully place the rim and work from above. Final truing of the wheel is then done on a Park Master Truing stand (I missed the chance to buy one a few years back when Troy was selling a spare he had), it is the best truing stand ever made commercially and is no longer offered by Park Tools.
The final weight of the front wheel:
In the past I have gone through many different wheel builders in the USA. Each time I had a very pleasant experience. This time I chose Fair Wheel Bikes because I have had Troy build for me in the past and he is now at Fair Wheel Bikes. Fair Wheel Bikes has all parts on hand which means zero wait time. Labour is included in the total price of the build, which is the sum of all the individual parts of the wheel I chose. There is no way I could replicate the skill and knowledge that Troy has. His attention to detail is truly amazing. Emails and phone calls are always promptly responded.
Once the trails here are opened up I will follow up with a review on what it is like to ride a work of art.
Fair Wheel Bikes custom wheel program
Example of what Troy can do.
New Old Stock - 1995 Clark Kent Pineapple Front hub made into a Front road wheel
Whatever you dream of, Troy and Fair Wheel Bikes can build it.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
weighed: Continental RaceKing Supersonic 2.2 (26")
Continental RaceKing Supersonic 2.2 55-559 (26")
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| Continental RaceKing Supersonic 2.2 55-559 (claimed 470g) |
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| Continental RaceKing Supersonic 2.2 55-559 (claimed 470g) |
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
weighed: Deda Newton Road Handlebar 31.8mm clamp
Deda Newton Road Handlebar 31.8mm clamp (40 cm C to C)
note: Deda measures their handlebars outside to outside. Therefore a 42cm bar is actually 40 cm centre to centre.
note: Deda measures their handlebars outside to outside. Therefore a 42cm bar is actually 40 cm centre to centre.
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| Deda Newton Road Handlebar 31.8mm clamp 40 cm (C to C), (Claimed 209g) |
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
weighed: Token X-wing all carbon saddle
Token X-wing all carbon saddle Size: 268x140mm
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| Token X-wing all Carbon Saddle (claimed 110g) |
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
weighed: Tune SpeedNeedle Saddle
Tune SpeedNeedle Saddle
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| Tune SpeedNeedle Saddle (Claimed 97g for leather version) |
Monday, February 6, 2012
weighed: Easton EC90 Zero Setback 31.6mm
Easton EC90 Zero Setback 31.6mm @ 400mm
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| Easton EC90 Zero Setback 31.6mm @ 400mm (claimed 199g) |
Sunday, February 5, 2012
weighed: Ciamillo ZERO G Ti
Ciamillo ZERO G Ti
The brake set that started the weight weenie road bike brake trend. Best there is, there is no substitute.
The brake set that started the weight weenie road bike brake trend. Best there is, there is no substitute.
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| Ciamillo Zero G Ti (Claimed 136g without brake pad holders) |
Saturday, February 4, 2012
weighed: Tune 'Wassertrager' Carbon Cage
Tune 'Wassertrager' Carbon Cage
note: Only works with Conical water bottles (such as Tacx)
note: Only works with Conical water bottles (such as Tacx)
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| Tune 'Wassertrager' Carbon Cage (claimed 9g) |
Thursday, February 2, 2012
weighed: Hope direct mount
Hope Direct Mount adapters for Shimano XTR SL-M970/SL-M980. These are the equivalent to SRAM matchmakers but for Hope brakes and Shimano shifters. An excellent way to save weight and reduce cockpit clutter.
www.hopetechusa.com
www.hopetechusa.com
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| Hope Direct Mount for X2 Race brakes - XTR version |
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| Aluminum hardware (bolts) |
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Latest news: 2012 Sram Red details released!
Sram will be releasing their newly revised Red group set in March of 2012. Claimed weight for the entire groupset (drivetrain (GXP), brakes, shifters... everything) is targeted at 1791g.
Sram being a supporter of BB30 will have 4 versions of their cranksets available. BB30, standard BSA, BSA + Quarq power meter and BB30 + Quarq.
Total MSRP is 2227 € or $2935 USD (for non power meter versions). Which means if you live in Canada it will be $5000 CDN (for non power meter versions).
Lightweight, hollow carbon construction Exogram ™
• X-Glide ™ chainrings R: advanced switching technology
• Recessed bolt for higher strength and higher stiffness
• Weight: 557 grams without the bottom bracket for the BB30 version, 609 grams for GXP
• Price: 388 € (~$500 USD) GXP, BB30 425 (~$560 USD) € (from May 2012)
Optional integration of the Quarq power meter
• Light weight and + / - 1.5% accuracy
• Integrated electronics for maximum reliability
• User friendly: visible ID, LED display, removable battery
• OMNICAL ™: matching TT chainrings without recalibration
• Weight: 778 grams (GXP)
• Price: € 1725 (~$2250 USD) GXP, €1768 (~$2325 USD) BB30 (from May 2012)
• Exact Actuation ™: fast and accurate switching
• New Aeroglide ™-idlers for silent performance
• New cage and derailleur design for optimized distances to the cassette
• Weight: 145 grams
• Price: 308 € (~$400 USD)
The new front derailleur with integrated chain catcher similar to the K-Edge Chain Catchers
• Yaw ™ Our revolutionary technology enables a trim-free switching.
• Fast and accurate optimized switching
• Lighter and more rigid cage made of optimized materials
• Weight: 74 grams (Anlötversion, excl 12 grams of "hooks")
• Price: 118 € (~$155 USD)
• ErgoDynamic ™ design
• New reach adjustment to all hand sizes adaptable
• DoubleTap ZeroLoss ® and ™ for smooth and precise shifts
• Weight 280 grams
• Price: 550 € (~$725 USD)
• Aero ™-arm improved modulation and high power
• Slim profile and aerodynamic adjustment
• Aerodynamic quick release with 4 marked positions
• Swiss Stop brake pads
• Weight: 240 grams (pair)
• Price: 302 € (~$400 USD)
• Super-light, hollow dome steel construction with 10 courses
• Stealth Ring ™ elastomers for a smooth run
• Large aluminum sprocket and extremely durable finish
• Weight: 135 grams (11-23T)
• Price: 289 € (~$380 USD)
• HollowPin ™ technology combines traction, incredible switching efficiency and light weight.
• 255 g, 114 links
• PowerLock ™-links
• Weight: 255 grams (114 links)
• Price: 75 €(~$100 USD)
The bottom brackets are equipped with ceramic bearings. Specifically, this means the GXP version priced at (105 grams) 197 € and the BB30 bearings with 53 grams at 211 €.
Rumors of the hydrualic brakes for Sram Red groupset were also confirmed:
Available to the new RED be in stores from March Incidentally. SRAM confirmed that they are currently working on hydraulic disc brakes and wheels. The wheel-house specialist ZIPP rims is right to hang up. Both should be presented in Fall of 2012...
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It's been rumored that SRAM RED level is developing hydraulic brakes. We want to confirm this and let you know that we are currently working on a hydraulic disc brake and a hydraulic rim brake. Information on pricing will come at a later date and no photos are currently available.
• Hydraulic disc brake: RED level / drop bar lever actuated DoubleTap / All new master cylinder and caliper / 140-160mm discs
• Hydraulic rim brake: RED level / drop bar lever actuated DoubleTap / tire clearance up to 28C / Firecrest rim compatible
Photos: SRAM
background information from: http://www.light-bikes.de/
Sram being a supporter of BB30 will have 4 versions of their cranksets available. BB30, standard BSA, BSA + Quarq power meter and BB30 + Quarq.
Total MSRP is 2227 € or $2935 USD (for non power meter versions). Which means if you live in Canada it will be $5000 CDN (for non power meter versions).
Lightweight, hollow carbon construction Exogram ™
• X-Glide ™ chainrings R: advanced switching technology
• Recessed bolt for higher strength and higher stiffness
• Weight: 557 grams without the bottom bracket for the BB30 version, 609 grams for GXP
• Price: 388 € (~$500 USD) GXP, BB30 425 (~$560 USD) € (from May 2012)
Optional integration of the Quarq power meter
• Light weight and + / - 1.5% accuracy
• Integrated electronics for maximum reliability
• User friendly: visible ID, LED display, removable battery
• OMNICAL ™: matching TT chainrings without recalibration
• Weight: 778 grams (GXP)
• Price: € 1725 (~$2250 USD) GXP, €1768 (~$2325 USD) BB30 (from May 2012)
• Exact Actuation ™: fast and accurate switching
• New Aeroglide ™-idlers for silent performance
• New cage and derailleur design for optimized distances to the cassette
• Weight: 145 grams
• Price: 308 € (~$400 USD)
The new front derailleur with integrated chain catcher similar to the K-Edge Chain Catchers
• Yaw ™ Our revolutionary technology enables a trim-free switching.
• Fast and accurate optimized switching
• Lighter and more rigid cage made of optimized materials
• Weight: 74 grams (Anlötversion, excl 12 grams of "hooks")
• Price: 118 € (~$155 USD)
• ErgoDynamic ™ design
• New reach adjustment to all hand sizes adaptable
• DoubleTap ZeroLoss ® and ™ for smooth and precise shifts
• Weight 280 grams
• Price: 550 € (~$725 USD)
• Aero ™-arm improved modulation and high power
• Slim profile and aerodynamic adjustment
• Aerodynamic quick release with 4 marked positions
• Swiss Stop brake pads
• Weight: 240 grams (pair)
• Price: 302 € (~$400 USD)
• Super-light, hollow dome steel construction with 10 courses
• Stealth Ring ™ elastomers for a smooth run
• Large aluminum sprocket and extremely durable finish
• Weight: 135 grams (11-23T)
• Price: 289 € (~$380 USD)
• 255 g, 114 links
• PowerLock ™-links
• Weight: 255 grams (114 links)
• Price: 75 €(~$100 USD)
The bottom brackets are equipped with ceramic bearings. Specifically, this means the GXP version priced at (105 grams) 197 € and the BB30 bearings with 53 grams at 211 €.
Rumors of the hydrualic brakes for Sram Red groupset were also confirmed:
Available to the new RED be in stores from March Incidentally. SRAM confirmed that they are currently working on hydraulic disc brakes and wheels. The wheel-house specialist ZIPP rims is right to hang up. Both should be presented in Fall of 2012...
Quote:
It's been rumored that SRAM RED level is developing hydraulic brakes. We want to confirm this and let you know that we are currently working on a hydraulic disc brake and a hydraulic rim brake. Information on pricing will come at a later date and no photos are currently available.
• Hydraulic disc brake: RED level / drop bar lever actuated DoubleTap / All new master cylinder and caliper / 140-160mm discs
• Hydraulic rim brake: RED level / drop bar lever actuated DoubleTap / tire clearance up to 28C / Firecrest rim compatible
Photos: SRAM
background information from: http://www.light-bikes.de/
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