Berk Custom Frame -- Matte Army Green -- 5.03 kg
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audiophilitis wrote: Could certainly have built this 400-500 grams lighter with different wheels, bottle cages, mechanical groupset, etc.. But in my book, 5kg is a happy medium between light and reliable given this is will be ridden in rough/gravel roads, rain, ocean spray, salt, etc.. It's not a fair weather bike.
5kg rain/gravel bike with Lightweight wheels... [emoji33]
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I'm a huge fan of this color. Reminds me of a few Colnago C60s I've seen in pictures.
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LouisN wrote:Ok, my vote for this year !!!
Just WOW !!
Louis
thanks...certainly worth the wait!
AZR3 wrote:What's a great looking bike, Berk sure knows how to build 'em. Love the color too, I painted my old mountain bike that same color, just looks bad ass
he does...this frame came out pretty light too at 632 grams (fully stripped)
nismosr wrote:congrats on another amazing build Tim ! can't wait to see it on the next ride .
that will be after the NJ Fondo...i'm skipping this year's event
brahl wrote:I'm a huge fan of this color. Reminds me of a few Colnago C60s I've seen in pictures.
yes...i believe it's the NATO...this one may be just a tad darker
audiophilitis wrote:xena wrote:Great build . Considering the Frame and Fork weight and the highest end components I thought you would be under 5k.
My Guru Frame is heavier [740grms] but my bike is lighter. Obviously its the tuning I have done etc, but I have clinchers on my bike. I really thought this was a under 5k build.
I'm not dissing this build in anyway its super just a bit shocked that it was not nearer the 4k. Its a very classy build and please feel free to send it my way for a North London road test " hammer"
Could certainly have built this 400-500 grams lighter with different wheels, bottle cages, mechanical groupset, etc.. But in my book, 5kg is a happy medium between light and reliable given this is will be ridden in rough/gravel roads, rain, ocean spray, salt, etc.. It's not a fair weather bike.
Not dissing I any way. its a great build and congrats
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xena wrote:audiophilitis wrote:xena wrote:Great build . Considering the Frame and Fork weight and the highest end components I thought you would be under 5k.
My Guru Frame is heavier [740grms] but my bike is lighter. Obviously its the tuning I have done etc, but I have clinchers on my bike. I really thought this was a under 5k build.
I'm not dissing this build in anyway its super just a bit shocked that it was not nearer the 4k. Its a very classy build and please feel free to send it my way for a North London road test " hammer"
Could certainly have built this 400-500 grams lighter with different wheels, bottle cages, mechanical groupset, etc.. But in my book, 5kg is a happy medium between light and reliable given this is will be ridden in rough/gravel roads, rain, ocean spray, salt, etc.. It's not a fair weather bike.
Not dissing I any way. its a great build and congrats
No worries -- all good. Thanks for the compliment!
steff wrote:Very nice !
how many teeth for your fibre lyte chainrings ?
Thanks -- FibreLyte rings are 50/36
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Geoff wrote:Ok, that's nice. That fork turned out great.
yes -- i really like the "built-in" compression plug of THM forks.
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Simply stunning!! I love the EPS on this too. Not really anywhere you could shave weight without moding parts. Are the bottle cage bolts ti/steel/alu? Could switch to black nylon? Reckon you could save some weight on the bar tape switching to Lizard Skin and get closer to sub 5
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dereksmalls wrote:Simply stunning!! I love the EPS on this too. Not really anywhere you could shave weight without moding parts. Are the bottle cage bolts ti/steel/alu? Could switch to black nylon? Reckon you could save some weight on the bar tape switching to Lizard Skin and get closer to sub 5
Thanks...i have aluminum bolts on the bottle cages and they barely move the scale. Bar tape is Lightweight -- maybe a few grams saved if I switch to LizardSkin. I have a MCFK FD mounting bracket that I can swap out with the Campy bracket to save about 14 grams...FibreLyte jockey wheel swap would shave a few grams as well...
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took her out on a climbing ride this morning to see how she handles relatively high speed descends...pretty impressed and definitely confidence inspiring. one thing i noticed though is that this frame is more sensitive to tire pressure. with the cervelo, i will begin noticing a difference in handling and comfort when pressure is increased/decreased by about 8-10 PSI. with the berk, increasing the pressure by about 5 PSI significantly changed handling characteristics. for me (i'm about 70kgs), the sweet spot was about 90/85PSI (R/F).
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