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Putting my bike on a diet

Old 04-07-12, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by adriano
that guy also put you at kops, haha. if you use your drops at all, thats 120mm lower so dont sweat vertical reach. if you go uphill quickly at all, you wont want to sacrifice 20mm of longitudinal reach.

its 90mm, 0 degree? 55.5mm toptube and 90mm stem would work if you were quite short, maybe 5'6".

i bet moving your saddle down and back and same stem slammed will solve all your problems. just my thoughts. do your thing.

Might consider that, I'm not being closed minded, I'm just trying to be comfortable. Sitting in my shed last night I checked my fit, my knee is not over the pedal at this point, I also swapped to speedplays and don't have shoes until Tuesday, ordered the huez mavics (super cheap) so I got some work to do.
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SAM did that kid who built his own bike do your post
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Originally Posted by DropDeadFred
SAM did that kid who built his own bike do your post
I'm guessing you meant to type SA not SAM, but yeah kid is 19, and he has built 4 bikes now.
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Originally Posted by Soloist Assassin
I'm guessing you meant to type SA not SAM, but yeah kid is 19, and he has built 4 bikes now.
My iPad autocorrected it lol
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Does anyone know if Sram Rival any lighter than Dura Ace 7700, if so by how much? Also, will someone crucify me if I were to put Sram on my Colnago?
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Been watching this thread for a while. I'm doing a budget build from my parts bin with a Motobecane LeChampion aluminum frame, full carbon fork, and Rival group. I'm looking for recommendations for reasonably light, bang for the buck options for a few parts, and I figured you all would be the right people to ask.

Bars - I have a set of FSA Wing Pro alloy compacts on another bike and find them very comfy. Should I get another set, or is there a light(er) alternative?
27.2 post - From reading the thread, KCNC seems to be the bang for the buck option.
90mm stem - Open to anything light and cheap.
Brakes - I have Rival brakes as part of the group, but if I can find something else for cheap (<$150, used is okay) I would consider it. Ideas?
Chain - KMC X10SL?
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Planet X CNC Brakes (200g, $150)
KCNC Pro Lite Seatpost (125g, $100)
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I'm in good shape in the crank dept!https://www.ebay.com/itm/330716432179...9#ht_500wt_950

https://www.ebay.com/itm/270948552937...9#ht_500wt_950
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Originally Posted by UCF Eric
Does anyone know if Sram Rival any lighter than Dura Ace 7700, if so by how much? Also, will someone crucify me if I were to put Sram on my Colnago?
#1: google is your friend
#2: who cares what others think. well, as soon as you log off the 41, then ask who cares.
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Old 04-17-12, 03:04 PM
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Okay it's in the mail now!

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I weighed the Trek yesterday. 15.8lbs with the Spinergys, and a 200g+ saddle. Not bad for a bike that was 19.8lbs when I got it, and it has mostly hand me down parts from the S2. It will be getting the SLR soon, and with the Zipps it is definitely sub 14.8lbs.
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I'm thinking I may sell/try to trade my clinchers for the tubulars...good choice or no?
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^^nice score!!

when I recently built up my commuter I found a great seller on ebay that sells sram groups for rock bottom pricing. I got a whole apex group for $512. I even got the custom build (170mm cranks, and a weird 12-32 cassette) for my commuter bike build.

The rival group is only $649. (i was actually a bit angry that I didn't just spend the extra $130 for rival, but then again it was for a commuter bike).

but here's the kicker: she's got brand new SRAM 2012 groups for $1525 . The gallery picture is wrong but its a legit 2012 sram red group. I almost bought a whole new group last night but someone beat me to it. She seems to have them once every 2-3weeks.

If the new group weights are for real (under 1700g for the new sram red) I could theoretically get my 1993 bridgestone RB-1 (steel frame and fork) in the 16lbs range.

my mind is already scheming: 2012 sram red would get the bike into the 16lbs range... new 1300g wheelset would put it in UCI illegal territory.... I'd probably just keep the group for a carbon fiber frame build instead, but it tickles me to think that I could have a weight weenie steel bike without going super exotic on parts.

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ummm she has a group of sram red black for eleven hundo.....SON!

no cranks, but I got a better crank already
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Originally Posted by DropDeadFred
I'm thinking I may sell/try to trade my clinchers for the tubulars...good choice or no?
I would. Tubies will drop a lot of weight. Mine are under 2000g with tires, cassette, and skewers.
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Speaking of tubies. Picking up some EC90TT Tubies today. Front is cracked from a crash rear is perfect for $300. Easton has a crash replacement policy, and I can get the front repaired or replaced for either $300-350 if I remember correctly. So I'm going to have another set of tubies for the Trek to race crits on soon for like $650.
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I need to find a buyer I guess
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Sad news I was in a head on collision with a kid on the bike path. Everyone was only but my BMC did not survive. Looks like I might get a settlement and have about 4-5k to play with. The possibilities are endless.
here is a sad photo or two

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Originally Posted by Ohmannuel
Sad news I was in a head on collision with a kid on the bike path. Everyone was only but my BMC did not survive. Looks like I might get a settlement and have about 4-5k to play with. The possibilities are endless.
here is a sad photo or two

sad BMC. sorry to hear what happened..which trail was this on?
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damn, that is my worst fear on bike paths...
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It was on the Los Coyote bike path in Norwalk ca. The "kid" (14 yrs old) just freaked out, fixated and went right into me. :/
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that's unfortunate. Glad you are okay!
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Originally Posted by Ohmannuel
It was on the Los Coyote bike path in Norwalk ca. The "kid" (14 yrs old) just freaked out, fixated and went right into me. :/
This is why I rarely say anything, panicking people are the worst
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Originally Posted by Ohmannuel
Sad news I was in a head on collision with a kid on the bike path. Everyone was only but my BMC did not survive. Looks like I might get a settlement and have about 4-5k to play with. The possibilities are endless.
Very sad indeed.
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Thanks all, I just hope to get a fair settlement and then I'll be here asking a million questions about my new ride. I have started to think about frames. I can get a caad 10 for something like $615 (team deal)
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