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DJPetrolHead said:
Am I sad or is getting excited about my Trek Madone 7 Series Project One bike weighing just 6.3kg a ok????
Reduces weight from previous bike by 2.2kg (wilier xp)
Ok ok I get it ....
I'm sad. :-)
You're a very sad man - fortunately you're in good company. I'd be vibrating with excitement about one of those on the way :-) Reduces weight from previous bike by 2.2kg (wilier xp)
Ok ok I get it ....
I'm sad. :-)
Edited by DJPetrolHead on Friday 18th October 18:02
Rocksteadyeddie said:
As above. Get it off your arse. Will make a lot more difference.
Hi Eddie, 
Of course you're right that using any bike more will make more of a difference, having a shiny thing to play on will likely make you get out more. This is my justification anyway.
BTW, I'm down under 100 kgs for the first time in about 7 years, due mainly to moving to Devon and 8.25 hilly miles to work each way. (I was up to 123 kgs at one point...)
Light ain't everything , I prefer riding a
Steel bike everyday , my lighter bike is too twitchy under heavy crosswinds and on fast descents . Plus it gets you fitter . It does get on my wick when you get blokes getting aroused over minor bike weight savings and carrying 2 stones too much on themselves!
But op lovely bike
( I'm not being Sarcie!)
Steel bike everyday , my lighter bike is too twitchy under heavy crosswinds and on fast descents . Plus it gets you fitter . It does get on my wick when you get blokes getting aroused over minor bike weight savings and carrying 2 stones too much on themselves!
But op lovely bike
( I'm not being Sarcie!)DJPetrolHead said:
Am I sad or is getting excited about my Trek Madone 7 Series Project One bike weighing just 6.3kg a ok????
Reduces weight from previous bike by 2.2kg (wilier xp)
Ok ok I get it ....
I'm sad. :-)
This thread is useless without pictures.Reduces weight from previous bike by 2.2kg (wilier xp)
Ok ok I get it ....
I'm sad. :-)
Edited by DJPetrolHead on Friday 18th October 18:02
Irony is in 6ft 6 and about 100kg!! So all helps but as my mate said... Have a poo before u ride saves more weight and is cheaper :-)
http://thumbsnap.com/6FGcj9Eq
Bike from PO website for you to take a look at..... Once arrives (90day build) then I'll share more!!
http://thumbsnap.com/6FGcj9Eq
Bike from PO website for you to take a look at..... Once arrives (90day build) then I'll share more!!
I had a wry smile to myself when I saw the title.
I twiddled over to Box Hill a couple of weeks ago for a coffee and slice of cake, as usual there were acres of expensive plastic on display with pro-kit clad chaps swapping stories about why they didn't 'batter the hill' today...
I ended up in conversation with two rotund guys riding a 65.1 and a C59 - both very nice bikes but neither are exactly lightweight in comparison with say, the Nano. The pair of them went to great lengths to explain how they have shaved grams off here and there, carbon bars and bottle cages, latex tubes, saddles with titanium rails, ENVE wheels, etc etc etc.....obviously at quite some expense. They then went on to explain that due to kids, jobs, decorating, and other non-cycling related activities they only ride once or twice a month!
Not saying that perusing a weight saving is right or wrong, but I think in some cases a good poo before leaving the house would probably equate to the same weight saving as a grands worth of carbon.......
That said I personally am considering a pair of Zipp 303's at the moment, but TBH I have lost so much weight in the past year one of my neighbors asked if I had a 'serious illness' last week!! The cheek of it.....
I twiddled over to Box Hill a couple of weeks ago for a coffee and slice of cake, as usual there were acres of expensive plastic on display with pro-kit clad chaps swapping stories about why they didn't 'batter the hill' today...
I ended up in conversation with two rotund guys riding a 65.1 and a C59 - both very nice bikes but neither are exactly lightweight in comparison with say, the Nano. The pair of them went to great lengths to explain how they have shaved grams off here and there, carbon bars and bottle cages, latex tubes, saddles with titanium rails, ENVE wheels, etc etc etc.....obviously at quite some expense. They then went on to explain that due to kids, jobs, decorating, and other non-cycling related activities they only ride once or twice a month!
Not saying that perusing a weight saving is right or wrong, but I think in some cases a good poo before leaving the house would probably equate to the same weight saving as a grands worth of carbon.......
That said I personally am considering a pair of Zipp 303's at the moment, but TBH I have lost so much weight in the past year one of my neighbors asked if I had a 'serious illness' last week!! The cheek of it.....
MadDad said:
That said I personally am considering a pair of Zipp 303's at the moment, but TBH I have lost so much weight in the past year one of my neighbors asked if I had a 'serious illness' last week!! The cheek of it.....
I race on 303 tubs. Best wheels I've ever owned. Light, strong and roll well if not quite as [i[blingey[/i] as a pair of Enves.louiebaby said:
Hi Eddie,
Of course you're right that using any bike more will make more of a difference, having a shiny thing to play on will likely make you get out more. This is my justification anyway.
BTW, I'm down under 100 kgs for the first time in about 7 years, due mainly to moving to Devon and 8.25 hilly miles to work each way. (I was up to 123 kgs at one point...)
Didn't realised you'd moved away chief. Definitely be some better cycling roads down Devon way! Of course you're right that using any bike more will make more of a difference, having a shiny thing to play on will likely make you get out more. This is my justification anyway.
BTW, I'm down under 100 kgs for the first time in about 7 years, due mainly to moving to Devon and 8.25 hilly miles to work each way. (I was up to 123 kgs at one point...)
itsnotarace said:
Ignore the naysayers, they're just jealous 
With a light bike you can still have a poo before leaving the house etc etc
6.3 is quite impressive on a Madone, I assume you're using tubs to get that low?
Assuming that the picture he posted is of his colour and spec, it looks like bontrager wheels and tyres (I'd say 40mm rim?) and, interestingly, an Ultegra (di2) groupset.With a light bike you can still have a poo before leaving the house etc etc
6.3 is quite impressive on a Madone, I assume you're using tubs to get that low?
Love the responses guys! I know it really makes very little difference and the main reason for the Project One was based on my substabtial frame (ahem) and Trek offered a solution to finding a bike that was fitted to me. I can't wait to ride it, I'll thank te weight loss of the bike for an extra second up my local brutal hill and then I'll call Jerry Springer and see if I can marry it.
:-) keep riding peps!!!
:-) keep riding peps!!!
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