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coneill0422
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by coneill0422

That thing is ridiculous


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Mario Jr.
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by Mario Jr.

coneill0422 wrote:That thing is ridiculous


Well, welcome to you too and welcome to Weight Weenies. :roll: This is not your average cycling forum. Here we like these ridiculous things.

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by xnavalav8r

Unless it's in the Freak's Topic... we don't like that kind of ridiculous.

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by micky

What's so ridiculous? :noidea:

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by oreoboreo

Holding the LW in your hand is like holding a little Hummingbird. Of course that thing can fly
Let's finish the ride with a 20% grade.

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by lippythelion

^The first and only time my wife & I saw a hummingbird was on holiday in California in 2004. We were tired from driving from San Francisco to Santa Monica and we were having a drink at the hotel outdoor bar. My wife suddenly went quiet (very rare), and when I looked round at her she was watching this tiny hummingbird in the flower garden. We watched it for what seemed like hours and it was an amazing sight, one of those moments we will never forget.
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by lippythelion

The LW rear derailleur is cool too.

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maverick_1
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by maverick_1

My collection of LW RD :lol:

One is afix to the Colnago Master and the other is sealed...
Comparing to the original, Mark 2 is heavier by 5 to 8gr I think.

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by Svetty

xnavalav8r wrote:I recenlty found one at a swap meet in San Diego. Brand new. For a fraction of the retail price. Had to have it. Haven't decided if I want to install it on my weenie bike, sell it, or hang onto it as a collectible. (I really can't afford the latter.)

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Those Jockey wheels look to have seen some chain time. Are you sure it's 'brand new' ?

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by xnavalav8r

Yeah. When you see them in person you can see some marks on the outer edges of the teeth, but nothing on the other wear surfaces. I think it may have bounced around a shop a bit. But I'm confident it is unridden. Even if it were used, for the price I paid, it was still a steal.

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by JLFast

I had no idea this rare beauty existed until today... now I must try to find one. Preferably for a fraction of retail cost at a swap meet as mentioned above ^. :D

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by BmanX

I love how this RD looks but honestly with a bit of tuning, you can get a SRAM, Campy or Shimano down to this weight or lighter.

I have a SRAM RED down to 120g at about a 1/3rd of the cost.
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by jekyll man

BmanX wrote:I love how this RD looks but honestly with a bit of tuning, you can get a SRAM, Campy or Shimano down to this weight or lighter.

I have a SRAM RED down to 120g at about a 1/3rd of the cost.



Yes, but it'll always be a sram derailleur :wink:

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by 4ibanez

That's so sweet. Seen one of them on ebay recently. I've seen people tune their red RDs lower (though never as sexy). My searches for red 22 tuning kits have come up short. Any way I could shave 20-30g off a red 22 RD or anything off the FD?

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by dereksmalls

There is one for sale on Ebay right now

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