incredibly light, incredibly expensive

thewalrus · 11-08-2006, 07:17 PM

ummm... wow?

3000 euros - pair of lightweights
900 euros - clavicula crank
2000 euros - custom Crumpton SL frame
300 euros - zero gravity brakeset

campy record, what appears to be an Ax-Lightness or Tune saddle (350 euros), and an Ax-Lightness seatpost (300 euros).

thebigchin · 11-09-2006, 07:27 AM

OMG!! Sex in Carbon Fiber!

sanrensho · 11-09-2006, 07:36 AM

The bike is that light and you need a compact crank? Fugly, to be honest.

hooli · 11-09-2006, 08:43 AM

horrible looking machine...it ain't sexy

thewalrus · 11-09-2006, 10:14 AM

Not my bike.

thebigchin · 11-09-2006, 04:14 PM

I'd hit it!

the Master Plan Dan · 11-09-2006, 04:49 PM

I like the way it looks there but someone riding it down the street... not so much!

pete@nsmb.com · 11-09-2006, 04:53 PM

Forgetting for a minute how it looks, let's think about how it would ride.

If anyone needs an image, try this - 5 kilos of al dente spaghetti stuck together with salted water and used post-it note glue. ick. I'll bet that thing couldn't hold a straight line if you dragged it behind the broom wagon.

It never ceases to amaze me that the lightweight freaks never talk about how their bikes ride, only how few clicks they put up on the scale. Gimme something stiff, then let's talk about weight...

thewalrus · 11-09-2006, 05:14 PM

Lightweight Standards are plenty stiff... as used by some very large european pros. Those look like the 20/20 spoke version. Same as used for track racing in germany by 90 kilogram guys pushing 180mm cranks.

The frame is probably a lot flexier than it could be. Could be replaced with a Cervelo R3 that weighs the same. Bottom bracket / chainstay stiffness tests conducted by the magazine tour.de show that the R3 is stiffer than most 1300g carbon frames.

xy9ine · 11-09-2006, 05:29 PM

pretty neat. i could care less about how they ride, i'm just fascinated by obsessive compulsive weight-weenie-ism & the exotic bits that comprise these projects. 7.84lbs (!):

thebigchin · 11-09-2006, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete@nsmb.com

Gimme something stiff, then let's talk about weight...

*I'll* give you something stiff, but I don't want to talk about my weight.

thewalrus · 11-09-2006, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xy9ine

pretty neat. i could care less about how they ride, i'm just fascinated by obsessive compulsive weight-weenie-ism & the exotic bits that comprise these projects. 7.84lbs (!):

you know things have gone too far when the chainrings are made from carbon fibre!

ito · 11-09-2006, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sanrensho

The bike is that light and you need a compact crank? Fugly, to be honest.

Compact crank=lighter

What does it weight?

The Ito

sanrensho · 11-10-2006, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ito

Compact crank=lighter

I'd still laugh. Who needs a compact crank to haul a sub-10 lb bike uphill?

pete@nsmb.com · 11-10-2006, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xy9ine

pretty neat. i could care less about how they ride, i'm just fascinated by obsessive compulsive weight-weenie-ism & the exotic bits that comprise these projects. 7.84lbs (!):

I'm all for project bikes, too, but c'mon, if it doesn't ride well, then...? I guess it's like collecting old cars or tuning or something. It goes sideways for me if it's your regular ride though and it feels like suck.

And that thing ^^ is super fugly.

11-08-2006, 07:17 PM	#1
thewalrus Human Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bellingham/Vancouver/Central Asia Posts: 2,964 Rep Power: 3027772	incredibly light, incredibly expensive ummm... wow? 3000 euros - pair of lightweights 900 euros - clavicula crank 2000 euros - custom Crumpton SL frame 300 euros - zero gravity brakeset campy record, what appears to be an Ax-Lightness or Tune saddle (350 euros), and an Ax-Lightness seatpost (300 euros).

11-09-2006, 07:36 AM	#3
sanrensho Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NV Posts: 7,142 Rep Power: 592699	The bike is that light and you need a compact crank? Fugly, to be honest. __________________ "The song of a bird...We used to ask Ennesson to do bird calls. He could do them. How he could do them, and when he perished, along with him went all those birds..."-Return from the Stars, Stanislaw Lem "We just walk around, and sometimes we go out and dance, and then we listen to the environment."-Ralf Hutter, Kraftwerk

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hooli this space for rent Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 940 Rep Power: 37702	horrible looking machine...it ain't sexy __________________ ORIGINAL FREETARD and now I'm CROSSTARDED

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thewalrus Human Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bellingham/Vancouver/Central Asia Posts: 2,964 Rep Power: 3027772	Not my bike.

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pete@nsmb.com Crashministrator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ze NV Posts: 2,533 Rep Power: 666	Forgetting for a minute how it looks, let's think about how it would ride. If anyone needs an image, try this - 5 kilos of al dente spaghetti stuck together with salted water and used post-it note glue. ick. I'll bet that thing couldn't hold a straight line if you dragged it behind the broom wagon. It never ceases to amaze me that the lightweight freaks never talk about how their bikes ride, only how few clicks they put up on the scale. Gimme something stiff, then let's talk about weight...

11-09-2006, 05:14 PM	#9
thewalrus Human Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bellingham/Vancouver/Central Asia Posts: 2,964 Rep Power: 3027772	Lightweight Standards are plenty stiff... as used by some very large european pros. Those look like the 20/20 spoke version. Same as used for track racing in germany by 90 kilogram guys pushing 180mm cranks. The frame is probably a lot flexier than it could be. Could be replaced with a Cervelo R3 that weighs the same. Bottom bracket / chainstay stiffness tests conducted by the magazine tour.de show that the R3 is stiffer than most 1300g carbon frames.

11-09-2006, 05:29 PM	#10
xy9ine Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: east village Posts: 3,513 Rep Power: 2754301	pretty neat. i could care less about how they ride, i'm just fascinated by obsessive compulsive weight-weenie-ism & the exotic bits that comprise these projects. 7.84lbs (!):

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