Scott R4 with Ksyrium Equipe clinchers wheels. 6.243 Grams
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Hi everybody. My name is Jesús and I´m from Barcelona (Spain). I´m almost 38 but I ride since 11. I have to confess that i´m a WW almost from the begining, so I have broken a lot of parts of my bikes
I want to present you my bike, which i´m very proud. I hope you like it. It´s not so impressive as many others in this forum, but it´s mine and i love her.
Here it is:
DSC02863(Flickr) por monchito3000, en Flickr
And here in detail:
Frame: Addict R4 (+ gear cable guide + support of rear derrailleur + support of BB Bearings +
headset low bearing support + head set external ring) T-54 ............................................................... 1.029 Grams
Fork: Addict R4 ............................................................................................................................. 341 Grams
Steel Protector for frame: ................................................................................................................... 4,6 Grams
Rest of head set: Extralite Scal head (tuned) + Ultra Star + New ultimate+ "monchito" ..................................... 44 Grams
Top cap and bolt: Extralite .................................................................................................................. 4,6 Grams
Rear wheel: Mavic Ksyrium Equipe (tuned) ......................................................................................... 899 Grams
Front wheel: Mavic Ksyrium Equipe (tuned) ........................................................................................ 746 Grams
Rim tape: Kind of "doityourself" veloplugs. for 2 wheels .......................................................................... 8,6 Grams
Tires: Bontrager R4 Aero. 2 Wheels ..................................................................................................... 348 Grams
Tubes: Eclipse. 2 wheels ............................................................................................................... 66 Grams
Air: 9 and 9´5 Kg/cm2 .................................................................................................................... 18 Grams
Quick release: Tune ac 16+17. both axes in titanium ......................................................................... 51,7 Grams
Cassette and lock ring: Dura-ace 7800 12-23 + Extralite ................................................................... 182,4 Grams
Stem: Extralite roadstem OC .......................................................................................................... 88,6 Grams
Handle bar: Easton EA70. 42 c-c ..................................................................................................... 258 Grams
Crank set: Vuma quad 180mm. 53x39. With modified ceramic bearings (from 42mm to 41mm OD) .................. 571,6 Grams
Pedals: Look Keo HM carbon Ti ...................................................................................................... 204 Grams
Seat: "monchito" so I did myself .................................................................................................... 144 Grams
Seat post: Monchito ...................................................................................................................... 67,3 Grams
Brakes: Dura-Ace 7700 (Tuned) ..................................................................................................... 225 Grams
Brake levers: Sram Red + BTP ....................................................................................................... 271 Grams
Rear Derailleur: Sram Red ............................................................................................................. 145 Grams
Front Derailleur: Sram Red ............................................................................................................ 70 Grams
Chain: Yaban SFL 101 ................................................................................................................... 235 Grams
Cables and housings: Alligator + Alligator mini + powercordz + Steel front brake ................................... 67,6 Grams
Botle cage: 2 x New Ultimate + Aluminium Bolts .............................................................................. 26 Grams
Handlebar Tape: .......................................................................................................................... 55 Grams
Computer: Polar cs600x + suport + cadence sensor + Km sensor ....................................................... 72 Grams
Total ......................................................................................................................... 6.243 Grams
Here the seat and the head set in a closer view:
Sillin por monchito3000, en Flickr
Pipa por monchito3000, en Flickr
And here the same in a scale:
DSC02747 por monchito3000, en Flickr
DSC02742 por monchito3000, en Flickr
And here parts of the process:
DSC01713 por monchito3000, en Flickr
DSC01805 por monchito3000, en Flickr
And here the seat in detail. If you press in some photo, you could go to a video where i show how flexy is the small part. (sorry, but i don´t know how to upload a video).
The thing is that the sit is very comfortable and pretty light.
DSC02652 por monchito3000, en Flickr
DSC02655 por monchito3000, en Flickr
DSC02657 por monchito3000, en Flickr
This is part of the headset
DSC02701 por monchito3000, en Flickr
And this is the "kind of veloplugs"
DSC02708 por monchito3000, en Flickr
DSC02711 por monchito3000, en Flickr
DSC02720 por monchito3000, en Flickr
I ride with this "veloplugs" for more than 12.000 Kmts an i had no problems.
This is a detail of front derailleur:
DSC02306 por monchito3000, en Flickr
Here the brakes (I think still can save few grams. I´m sure that i can go to 210 grams without compromise of safety nor skills)
DSC02758 por monchito3000, en Flickr
This is one modified BB bearing, (from 42mm to 41mm Outside Diameter) and how i did:
DSC02374 por monchito3000, en Flickr
DSC01857 por monchito3000, en Flickr
And finally, this is the tuning of the wheels:
Rear wheel before
DSC02638 por monchito3000, en Flickr
And after, with more little bearing, titanium axle and aluminium nuts:
DSC02637 por monchito3000, en Flickr
And front wheel before
DSC02611 por monchito3000, en Flickr
And after, with more little bearings and aluminium axle and nuts:
DSC02612 por monchito3000, en Flickr
I hope you had a nice time viewing this. I really would like to improve some things to next year. Some lighter wheels, some Schwolke handelbar, some Speedplay, some, some, some.....
I want to present you my bike, which i´m very proud. I hope you like it. It´s not so impressive as many others in this forum, but it´s mine and i love her.
Here it is:
DSC02863(Flickr) por monchito3000, en Flickr
And here in detail:
Frame: Addict R4 (+ gear cable guide + support of rear derrailleur + support of BB Bearings +
headset low bearing support + head set external ring) T-54 ............................................................... 1.029 Grams
Fork: Addict R4 ............................................................................................................................. 341 Grams
Steel Protector for frame: ................................................................................................................... 4,6 Grams
Rest of head set: Extralite Scal head (tuned) + Ultra Star + New ultimate+ "monchito" ..................................... 44 Grams
Top cap and bolt: Extralite .................................................................................................................. 4,6 Grams
Rear wheel: Mavic Ksyrium Equipe (tuned) ......................................................................................... 899 Grams
Front wheel: Mavic Ksyrium Equipe (tuned) ........................................................................................ 746 Grams
Rim tape: Kind of "doityourself" veloplugs. for 2 wheels .......................................................................... 8,6 Grams
Tires: Bontrager R4 Aero. 2 Wheels ..................................................................................................... 348 Grams
Tubes: Eclipse. 2 wheels ............................................................................................................... 66 Grams
Air: 9 and 9´5 Kg/cm2 .................................................................................................................... 18 Grams
Quick release: Tune ac 16+17. both axes in titanium ......................................................................... 51,7 Grams
Cassette and lock ring: Dura-ace 7800 12-23 + Extralite ................................................................... 182,4 Grams
Stem: Extralite roadstem OC .......................................................................................................... 88,6 Grams
Handle bar: Easton EA70. 42 c-c ..................................................................................................... 258 Grams
Crank set: Vuma quad 180mm. 53x39. With modified ceramic bearings (from 42mm to 41mm OD) .................. 571,6 Grams
Pedals: Look Keo HM carbon Ti ...................................................................................................... 204 Grams
Seat: "monchito" so I did myself .................................................................................................... 144 Grams
Seat post: Monchito ...................................................................................................................... 67,3 Grams
Brakes: Dura-Ace 7700 (Tuned) ..................................................................................................... 225 Grams
Brake levers: Sram Red + BTP ....................................................................................................... 271 Grams
Rear Derailleur: Sram Red ............................................................................................................. 145 Grams
Front Derailleur: Sram Red ............................................................................................................ 70 Grams
Chain: Yaban SFL 101 ................................................................................................................... 235 Grams
Cables and housings: Alligator + Alligator mini + powercordz + Steel front brake ................................... 67,6 Grams
Botle cage: 2 x New Ultimate + Aluminium Bolts .............................................................................. 26 Grams
Handlebar Tape: .......................................................................................................................... 55 Grams
Computer: Polar cs600x + suport + cadence sensor + Km sensor ....................................................... 72 Grams
Total ......................................................................................................................... 6.243 Grams
Here the seat and the head set in a closer view:
Sillin por monchito3000, en Flickr
Pipa por monchito3000, en Flickr
And here the same in a scale:
DSC02747 por monchito3000, en Flickr
DSC02742 por monchito3000, en Flickr
And here parts of the process:
DSC01713 por monchito3000, en Flickr
DSC01805 por monchito3000, en Flickr
And here the seat in detail. If you press in some photo, you could go to a video where i show how flexy is the small part. (sorry, but i don´t know how to upload a video).
The thing is that the sit is very comfortable and pretty light.
DSC02652 por monchito3000, en Flickr
DSC02655 por monchito3000, en Flickr
DSC02657 por monchito3000, en Flickr
This is part of the headset
DSC02701 por monchito3000, en Flickr
And this is the "kind of veloplugs"
DSC02708 por monchito3000, en Flickr
DSC02711 por monchito3000, en Flickr
DSC02720 por monchito3000, en Flickr
I ride with this "veloplugs" for more than 12.000 Kmts an i had no problems.
This is a detail of front derailleur:
DSC02306 por monchito3000, en Flickr
Here the brakes (I think still can save few grams. I´m sure that i can go to 210 grams without compromise of safety nor skills)
DSC02758 por monchito3000, en Flickr
This is one modified BB bearing, (from 42mm to 41mm Outside Diameter) and how i did:
DSC02374 por monchito3000, en Flickr
DSC01857 por monchito3000, en Flickr
And finally, this is the tuning of the wheels:
Rear wheel before
DSC02638 por monchito3000, en Flickr
And after, with more little bearing, titanium axle and aluminium nuts:
DSC02637 por monchito3000, en Flickr
And front wheel before
DSC02611 por monchito3000, en Flickr
And after, with more little bearings and aluminium axle and nuts:
DSC02612 por monchito3000, en Flickr
I hope you had a nice time viewing this. I really would like to improve some things to next year. Some lighter wheels, some Schwolke handelbar, some Speedplay, some, some, some.....
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Very interesting work! Well done!
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Bro, this is fantastic! Don't say this bike it not as nice as some others on this forum - it is fabulous. A true, true weight weenie build. The amount of true tuning and customization makes this bike a one-of-a-kind. You made your own seat. You fabricated your own parts!
Chapeau, mon ami.
Chapeau, mon ami.
Wow, very impressive! Nice tuning work on everything. Nice way to drop grams everywhere. Your bike looks great and obviously is original.
Very WW! Love it.
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Very Nice
I write the weightweenies blog, hope you like it
Disclosure: I'm sponsored by Velocite, but I do give my honest opinion about them (I'm endorsed to race their bikes, not say nice things about them)
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I hope you don't mind, I'm going to sticky this.
Fabulous tuning and work!
Fabulous tuning and work!
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Many thanks to everybody for your coments. They really caressed my ego and gave me positive energy enough to follow with some tuning this weekend. I really appreciate that you liked my bike and my work.
Here are a few fotos with more tech data:
This is the seat without the leather skin. It was a thin type (and delicate when rain) which weighed 12Grams.
DSC02721 por monchito3000, en Flickr
And this is a part of the process. With this mold of wax I did a globe to give pressure inside the mold of the seat. I work with pressure instead of with void pump.
DSC01721(66) por monchito3000, en Flickr
And here i´m covering the wax mold with natural latex.
DSC01726 por monchito3000, en Flickr
This is the first BB bearings support inside the frame.
DSC02562 por monchito3000, en Flickr
DSC02572 por monchito3000, en Flickr
I changed it into these hoops of nylon...
DSC02573 por monchito3000, en Flickr
...with these strips of carbon between the hoops as reinforcement.
DSC02796 por monchito3000, en Flickr
These are some parts of the brakes:
Before...
DSC02451 por monchito3000, en Flickr
...and after
DSC02450 por monchito3000, en Flickr
Before... (already in aluminium, substituting the already heavy steel nut of the BR-7700 axel).
DSC02463 por monchito3000, en Flickr
...and after. It´s delrin. and i haven´t photo, but later, i did a little of drillium here too .
DSC02465 por monchito3000, en Flickr
This is my old bike (94-95). It has a lot of sick details. The frame (2.8 ) had some modifications and i painted and changed the fork. It was around 7.2 kg. Good weight for that time. The botle cage is not the original. The seat is a selle italia Sintesi, it was perfect for my ass, and that´s the reason why i used it to make the mold of the new one.
The true is that is not the most beautiful, but is comfortable.... and Aero
DSC04230 por monchito3000, en Flickr
And here, my love with a friend´s wheels. I think it looks even better than with the original ones.
DSC02842 (flickr) por monchito3000, en Flickr
And finally, the mold and the piece i´ll try to do this weekend.
DSC02530 por monchito3000, en Flickr
Here are a few fotos with more tech data:
This is the seat without the leather skin. It was a thin type (and delicate when rain) which weighed 12Grams.
DSC02721 por monchito3000, en Flickr
And this is a part of the process. With this mold of wax I did a globe to give pressure inside the mold of the seat. I work with pressure instead of with void pump.
DSC01721(66) por monchito3000, en Flickr
And here i´m covering the wax mold with natural latex.
DSC01726 por monchito3000, en Flickr
This is the first BB bearings support inside the frame.
DSC02562 por monchito3000, en Flickr
DSC02572 por monchito3000, en Flickr
I changed it into these hoops of nylon...
DSC02573 por monchito3000, en Flickr
...with these strips of carbon between the hoops as reinforcement.
DSC02796 por monchito3000, en Flickr
These are some parts of the brakes:
Before...
DSC02451 por monchito3000, en Flickr
...and after
DSC02450 por monchito3000, en Flickr
Before... (already in aluminium, substituting the already heavy steel nut of the BR-7700 axel).
DSC02463 por monchito3000, en Flickr
...and after. It´s delrin. and i haven´t photo, but later, i did a little of drillium here too .
DSC02465 por monchito3000, en Flickr
This is my old bike (94-95). It has a lot of sick details. The frame (2.8 ) had some modifications and i painted and changed the fork. It was around 7.2 kg. Good weight for that time. The botle cage is not the original. The seat is a selle italia Sintesi, it was perfect for my ass, and that´s the reason why i used it to make the mold of the new one.
The true is that is not the most beautiful, but is comfortable.... and Aero
DSC04230 por monchito3000, en Flickr
And here, my love with a friend´s wheels. I think it looks even better than with the original ones.
DSC02842 (flickr) por monchito3000, en Flickr
And finally, the mold and the piece i´ll try to do this weekend.
DSC02530 por monchito3000, en Flickr
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