Ridley Helium SL?

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Fubar
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by Fubar

Hi, im new here!

Here's my Ridley Helium SL. (don't know which year)
It has a Sram Red 10 speed (rotor 3d crank) KMC chain and Fulcrum Zero wheels with Sram Red cassette.
Deda zero 100 seatpost and deda 100 steer. San Marco Team saddle.

Weight is 6,8 kg incl all accessories... Strange for a Helium SL.. Can I reduce it?

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by bruno2000

Stem , handlebar, saddle, seatpost are all good solid product but nothing light.
Same for the wheels.

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Fubar
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by Fubar

What seatpost, steer and saddle do you recommend? and will fit to get my Helium to ca. 6kg? Or is this impossible?

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by EmmetD

I would suggest you ride it matey and enjoy it :0 I guarantee you that before you lose 1 gram by changing your stem you could easily loose 8kg from yourself, btw same applies to myself :0

Fubar
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by Fubar

Thanks haha, but i only weight 64 kg.. 26yo. Wanted a real climbing bike.

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LouisN
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by LouisN

To reach 6kg is certainly feasable.

What's your budget ?

Louis :)

Fubar
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by Fubar

Not much, as i am a student. But my merchant skills are awesome. Maybe you know a decent saddle and seatpost and very light? I think the steer is light en good enough... What light wheels? And other stuff?

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LouisN
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by LouisN

A Selle Italia SLR is 135 g. Not shure you'll like it but it's a classic for many.
Ultralight UNO stem : around 110-115 g
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=116669
"Good design" asian carbon seatpost: 187 g
Like this one IMO: http://www.ebay.com/itm/181386693776?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT
Light traditionnal handlebar : 240 g alloy (like Ritchey WCS) , 200 g carbon ( $$$ )
Light skewers, Titanium or hollow steel: between 45-60 g
For wheels, I would shop for a used carbon tubular wheelset. Many are below 1200 g. Depends on your $$$
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=138586
A light cassette will save you another 100 g. EDIT: missed the part where you wrote SRam Red cassette :oops:
Alloy housings, like Alligator Ilink ( I like the looks of them, and they'll save you another 100g)

Louis :)
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Fubar
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by Fubar

other similar products and lightweights or suggestions?

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by michel2

and trim that rear brake cable...

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by Martin1977

If You want climbing bike, I would start with wheels. In my experiences, even 1 kg heavier bike with light carbon tubular wheels climbs better than lighter bike with heavier alu clincher wheels.
If Your budget is not high, buy Archteks or FarSports low profile rims and use hubs within Your budget (If I remmember corectly, Archteks rims cost me something like $120 per rim few years ago). This is where I would start.
Than of course there are brakes, skewers, bottle cages, maybe pedals where You can save weight with no huge investments. You can also consider lighter cable housing like Aligator I-Links which can save some extra gramms.

Martin

bruno2000
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by bruno2000

KCNC seatpost and stem are reasonable priced if you buy through the internet.
and there is the light Rotor 3D+ crank too.

Monkeychunki
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by Monkeychunki

Hey fubar, I have a 2013SL and have slowly being dropping the weight whilst on a budget. I'm sure there is a load more to shave on top of what I've done. Mines currently at 6.12kg
Ridley Helium SL 2016 (M)- 6.08kg
Super6 Evo Hi-Mod (M) - 6.10kg
Caad 10 2013 -7.65kg (Zwift)+ Tacx Neo 21.5kg :)

Fubar
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by Fubar

hi, thanks for all the reply's. archteks? low profile? is 24? Would love to have a 30-35 mm rim.....

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by Martin1977

of course it depends on what You want. I didn't find Archteks anymore, but Far Sports offer 20mm, 30mm and 38mm rims. 23mm wide rims are lighter than their 20mm wide rims, so if You are interested, You can ask them about the price. Here is link to their 30mm high and 23 mm wide rims:
http://www.farsports.com/product/detail.php/id-265.html
I bought complete disc wheels for my Ridley and I'm happy with them.

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