My WeightWeenie - NOW WITH GEARS 05/10/12

[GT-Steve]

cheers. I wish it was 7.1kg all-in, but most of the weight is in the wheels and cranks anyway.

wish you hadn't mentioned 6.8 now... but I guess they're geared and this isn't

 

[Tazio]

http://felixwong.com/2010/11/tour-de-fr ... e-weights/

 

[GT-Steve]

http://felixwong.com/2010/11/tour-de-france-bicycles-historical-bike-weights/

Very interesting read, fella, thanks..

 

[jujupunk]

7.1 very cool!

What are the v-brakes you are putting on, are they a matching set to the Paul levers?

 

[GT-Steve]

I opted for a set of TRP M920's with Ti hardware. Reputed to be around the 150g mark, per wheel. And only £35 brand new...

 

[saltyman]

Impressive weight so far!

 

[GT-Steve]

Impressive weight so far!

Thanks Rich,

Shame the same can't be said about my own 'frame'..

 

[GT-Steve]

So today my weapons of choice in the braking dept. turned up...

Bang-on 150g per wheel as stated.. Including their full set of factory Ti hardware..

 

[tintin40]

Very nice

 

[GT-Steve]

Thanks T, thought I'd give a different brand a go, and at £35 for the complete set ( plus shipping) it was a no brainer. There's not a huge amount of weight to be lost in the v-brake section of a bike so thought I could afford to take a small hit.