The light get lighter...
 

Günter Mai's rig is now sub-3KG thanks to a new frame from Spin with integrated bottom bracket cups, a new crankset from THM with some wicked chainrings and new brakes from AX-Lightness.

Total weight: 2967.7 grams (6.542 pounds).

http://www.light-bikes.de/forum/pics...php?n=1331&w=o

http://www.light-bikes.de/forum/pics/file.php?n=783&w=o

http://www.light-bikes.de/forum/pics/file.php?n=801&w=o

i think bar tape might put it over 3kg tho

There is bar tape.

...sort of.

yah i kinda noticed that after i posted... i didn't see bar tape in the pics.

If your cycling shoes plus pedals and cleats weigh as much as your bike, have you gone too far?

How long until the seatpost & saddle are both inegrated into the frame? The binder and bolts must weigh a ton!

His bikes are pretty interesting. I read about him on WW and he does a lot of his own modifications to help get the weight down. Supposedly, the bikes are actually used on a regular basis as well.

Rob

Up to 1000KM a week on this rig.

The new chainrings:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3036/...71d9e4.jpg?v=0

wow...that's nuts! is it durable? is it stiff? does it flex like crazy in places? is it comfortable? it's very interesting...

just curious...could a pro used that on tour? or would not be a very good choice?

not knowing anything about this gunter guy... what does he do with these super-light bikes? race i guess?

i mean plenty of people ride 1,000 km/week on 25lb bikes, that's not really saying a lot.

please inform me!!

Chain isnt carbon fiber, thats the next thing to do.

Indeed. Durable enough. For its weight, it is. No. Yes. Indeed.

i'm pretty sure the UCI has a lower-limit of ~14 lbs.

He rides them in Grand Fondos and Cyclo-Tours when he isn't tuning them.

Where's the saddle bag? Bike computer? Kickstand?

Again, do you ever ride an actual road bicycle on an actual road kid?

UCI weight limit is 6.8 KG for a complete bike. That include pedals, cages and computer.

You would need two of these bikes and a lot of lead weights to make a UCI legal ride.

6 speed cassette. 11-16.

Do you ever not post something you are thinking about?

I was in Albany doing a group ride with a former club mate who lives in Troy this weekend.

Kickstand? You cannot be serious.

The pros go with Powertaps, aluminum bars and stems, and more comfy saddles. They add the Powertap to get the weight up to the limit.

I thought the new Orca frame was light(~875g) but this guy's frame is a half pound lighter(624g).

oh that's right! i forgot about the weight rules...duh...

the first thing i'm gonna do with my soon-to-arrive Look 595 is put a kickstand on it...it's just convenient, you know? i'd also like to put some fenders and one of those electricity generating hubs and a light for the 595...

What do you have against kickstands you elitist pig? We don't all have friggin Starbucks on every corner to hold up our sub 7 lb. bicycles.