Tips for the serious weight weenies only...

[Mulle]

Hi,
i'm new here in the forum. I'm danish so don't expect any proper english.

I've read a lot about weight saving tips in the forum, and as a thanks I'll post some extra not seen tips here...

You know, the best weightsavings, are those that don't cost ya.

1. If you've god large enough Hands - remove the screws for play from your STI / brakelevers.
2. Remove gear display from your STI / shiftlevers.
3. Remove the rubber-couting that is on some cable-screws on the rear deraillerus.
4. Remove the springs from your skewers.
5. Remove any Stickers you don't like / need.
6. Remove the holding nut and the plastic coating on the tubevalves.
7. For the very serious: Screw out your your cableadjusters and remove the sping and the plastic. Once properly installed you don't need to easily adjust them on the ride anymore.
8. For your cable-ends. Use plastic-glue instead of anything else. It holds the cables together top, and weights lessest.

Thats it for now - I'll see if I come up with some of my better tips too.

[Mulle]

Me stupid forgot to mention....

I have designed and machined some new Cable-adjusters without the sping and the plastic.
Material is Aluminium 7075. Eloxiert you will get any Color you'd like...
I've calculated the thickness to be strong enough for both shifter and brakes.

If you want to, then i could post some pictures and then perhaps you could make them yourself too...

Glad to help.

One extra little Tipp because of my stupidness:
For those with an Klein and full brake-cables (inner and outer) inside the frame i have designed some "caps" to fit into the Frameholes, this will both shorten the outer cable length and secondly you'll get extra stregth because of the lesser cable that can be pressed together.
I could post some pictures of those too...

But this is really it for now then.

[Stevie Boi]

To further the tip on cable ends... why not use electrical tape: just as light and a lot easirer to use!

Stevie

[Mulle]

Jah I did so for some time ago - but it wont hold as good - and it weights more too. I also used to heaten up the cable end and add some Tin, but thats too difficult.
Just screw off the glue-tube-cap and dip the cable end into the tube. Thats it.
It will hold the stings together forever.

[Stevie Boi]

Another tip- I use bar tape instead of rubber grips (as does my mate)... much lighter and a lot comfier!

Stevie

[Mulle]

Thats some serious weight saving, so much is for sure....

But i prefer the feel of a foam grip.

Another Tip is to use tape for the Chain stray. It can then be individually cut, where zou want to protect zour frame from damage.

And light is it too...

[Stevie Boi]

Or you could not bother protecting the chain stays and save the weight of the tape

[MantraPro]

Let's see some pictures

[Boj]

Yeah, some pics would be nice.

And in future you don't have to ask us if we want pics. Just post em, if it helps explain.

[Bruiser]

Replace rim tape with strong sellotape (layers according to the pressure you run).

I like the cork grip idea.

Cheers

[Stevie Boi]

How many of you use a saddle bag to carry spare tubes etc when not using a trailpack? Instead... you could use a couple of old toeclips to strap a wee bag of tools to your saddle rails and use some electrical tape to tape a spare tube to your seatpost... saves the weight of a saddle bag

[Bruiser]

Or an old drink bottle cut open, tools/tubes taped in with insulation tape. Keep it a cage to save more weight. (It's a common roadie idea around here)

[Stevie Boi]

But thats less space for a drink if you dont have a camelbak...

[Bruiser]

Does anyone actually use 2 bottles?
I've carried two, but I've used both.

[Stevie Boi]

I occasionally use two bottles on longer rides because i dont have a camelbak at the moment...