Alu Frame Build (learning to be a weight weenie)

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tmr5555
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Joined: Tue Jan 28, 2014 12:13 am

by tmr5555

Hello, long time lurker here.
Just wanted to share my ride:

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Frame: 1805 gr Alu
Fork: 345 gr (uncut)
Stem/handlebar: 350 gr (ebay)
Seat post: 165 gr (ebay)
Saddle: Fizik Arione
Brakes: Planet X Cnc
Wheels: Carbonspeedcycle (Helin Liu) 50 & 38 mm (with powerway hubs) ca 1440 gr
Tires: Michelin service Course 4
Bottle cages: Ebay (50 gr, pair)
Grouppo: 105 except:
Ultegra 6700 53/39 crank and FD.

Total weight with pedals: 7808 gr. (not exactly ww but it's a process :-)
Budget so far: 1500 USD

Next up: Getting a lighter frame, you might ask, why didn't you start with the frame? Very true and possibly silly trying to ww a 1800 gr frame but i'd like to have a proper Ti frame and need to save a little first.
The new lighter Alu frames are also intriguing (Canyon, or the not-so-new CAAD10?).
Why not a carbon frame, Who knows, maybe...

Winter setup:
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The local velodrome:

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jbaillie
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by jbaillie

Nice build. Any idea who manufactures the frame?

tmr5555
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by tmr5555

The frame was a bare metal frame i bought while studying in Italy, no idea on it's origins.
I painted it for a vintage look.

tmr5555
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by tmr5555

Upgraded the frame to a Cervelo S1
Kinlin winter hoops
crud racer fenders
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