Absolutely.

I wouldn't go with one tiny chainring, but I can understand how it's for climbing. Where was this bike when I was climbing Twin peaks on my 21 lb bike today??? Could definitely not have suffered as much XD

Agree w/ silver chain!

It'd be pretty easy to drop on a 50t/front der/shifter and not add much weight...but I don't use the bike for anything but rolling up/down Diablo and intervals by my place (Potrero) so for now I'll leave it be and just enjoy the lack of a front shift. :)

I might next time around but the gold is lighter. :) And yep...LW...
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^^^^wow. or those ax-lightness rims?

Yep.
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What kind of shifter is the LW RD compatible with?

I thought that was the case but didn't recall them having an exposed lower pivot. Silly price but very cool part.


Is that a kcnc cassette?

Works fine with Campy.

Recon. I went with kcnc at first but switched to recon for an extra tooth...kcnc looks better tho.

Was it designed to work with Campy, or is it a general "10-speed derailleur?"

It's campy 9/10/11 supposedly as well as shimano 9/10...works great with campy 10. I haven't tried it on 11.

Interesting, to say the least. I was under the impression that 9/10/11 speed was not cross-compatible, especially between Shimano and Campy. Who knew?

Which explains the price for it...

Someone posted a Scott with a Lightweight RD, and AX wheels, and I didn't get a PM. Eff you all!

Nice cranks btw! ;)

With a little effort I can tune it down to 90gr
http://www.rouesartisanales.com/article-13886600.html

I think I can get it a little lighter with a pedal swap too...

'scam artist' explains the price for it. It's ridiculous.

How durable are these lightweight components? There has to be some sort of strength and durability sacrifice to the weight benefits right?

I totally agree that it is basically a scam for novelty. However, In every industry there are the few and specific 'artists' that can always demand a premium. Colnago bikes aren't exactly cheap and certainly don't perform 4x better than the bike that it costs more than 4x. But they are BEAUTIFUL and works of art like anything Lightweight makes. In this case it's more than art of visuals but weight loss. Weight loss gets exponentially more expensive the closer to 0 you get. Edit: In bike terms.

Ax certainly has a rider weight limit...most of the stuff on that Scott is 75kg and 2-3 for torque.

What do you guys think?
dtswiss 1.1 on 240, campy 11, 3t

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Not