GCN pro bike weights
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GCN posted an interesting video from the Dubai Tour... getting a bunch of the pro to guess their bike weight.
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A few looked nervous and reluctant at first almost like they had done something wrong
jgilesband wrote:A few looked nervous and reluctant at first almost like they had done something wrong
I felt that too. Kinda strange even if there was nothing wrong.
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DavidMLee wrote:jgilesband wrote:A few looked nervous and reluctant at first almost like they had done something wrong
I felt that too. Kinda strange even if there was nothing wrong.
Maybe they didn't want to feel like idiots guessing the weight was really low then making their sponsor look heavy/bad.
Or maybe they were just a bit nervous - looked like normal behavior to me.
GCN exposed smth what was known but ignored : most "peloton" bikes are not even close to 6800g and now looking at frames sizes & components of those bikes force me to believe in majority of weights given on this forum BTW same was when Giant published weights for XS bikes - everyone (literally) ignored it - like it didn't happened at all.
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clipsed wrote:Maybe they didn't want to feel like idiots guessing the weight was really low then making their sponsor look heavy/bad.
srshaw wrote:Maybe they didn't want embarrass their bike suppliers.
And yet isn't that still what happened? They guessed too low and the real weight was higher. So their sponsor still ends up looking "heavy/bad."
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I think they were hesitant because it's not information they know or keep track of. Most of those guys are not like us (except maybe Adam Hansen). They don' t spend their time researching the latest, most awesome parts. They don't weight stuff. The team gives them equipment, the mechanics build it and service it. They just have to show up to ride.
I know a guy who almost made it Pro. He was on a high ranking French amateur team. Anyway, their attitude was that they would ride anything that was handed to them. Shimano one day, Campy the next, change pedal system, change saddles, whatever. You just suck up any minor issues you have, don't complain, and get on with the riding. Of course, he wasn't a pro-tour superstar and couldn't call any of the shots in that way.
I think they were hesitant because it's not information they know or keep track of. Most of those guys are not like us (except maybe Adam Hansen). They don' t spend their time researching the latest, most awesome parts. They don't weight stuff. The team gives them equipment, the mechanics build it and service it. They just have to show up to ride.
I know a guy who almost made it Pro. He was on a high ranking French amateur team. Anyway, their attitude was that they would ride anything that was handed to them. Shimano one day, Campy the next, change pedal system, change saddles, whatever. You just suck up any minor issues you have, don't complain, and get on with the riding. Of course, he wasn't a pro-tour superstar and couldn't call any of the shots in that way.
srshaw wrote:Maybe they didn't want embarrass their bike suppliers.
I was certainly impressed with the Cervelo. Take away the numbers and transponders and that would be close to 6.8kg.
Same here for the canyon aeroad. 7.08kg on the weighing scale.
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AJS914 wrote:Hey, my heavy Colnago C59 is average in the pro peloton! I'm going to stop worrying about dropping another pound.
I think they were hesitant because it's not information they know or keep track of. Most of those guys are not like us (except maybe Adam Hansen). They don' t spend their time researching the latest, most awesome parts. They don't weight stuff. The team gives them equipment, the mechanics build it and service it. They just have to show up to ride.
I know a guy who almost made it Pro. He was on a high ranking French amateur team. Anyway, their attitude was that they would ride anything that was handed to them. Shimano one day, Campy the next, change pedal system, change saddles, whatever. You just suck up any minor issues you have, don't complain, and get on with the riding. Of course, he wasn't a pro-tour superstar and couldn't call any of the shots in that way.
exactly... shut up and ride. Let your legs do the talking.
CrankAddictsRich wrote:AJS914 wrote:Hey, my heavy Colnago C59 is average in the pro peloton! I'm going to stop worrying about dropping another pound.
I think they were hesitant because it's not information they know or keep track of. Most of those guys are not like us (except maybe Adam Hansen). They don' t spend their time researching the latest, most awesome parts. They don't weight stuff. The team gives them equipment, the mechanics build it and service it. They just have to show up to ride.
I know a guy who almost made it Pro. He was on a high ranking French amateur team. Anyway, their attitude was that they would ride anything that was handed to them. Shimano one day, Campy the next, change pedal system, change saddles, whatever. You just suck up any minor issues you have, don't complain, and get on with the riding. Of course, he wasn't a pro-tour superstar and couldn't call any of the shots in that way.
exactly... shut up and ride. Let your legs do the talking.
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Dan kept saying that it was a flat race day because he could see how disappointed some of the riders were.
I thought Dowsett was going to cry when he saw the difference between his normal race bike and his climbing bike. You would think as a pro they would be all over the weight down to a few grms.
I thought Dowsett was going to cry when he saw the difference between his normal race bike and his climbing bike. You would think as a pro they would be all over the weight down to a few grms.
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Weird. You always hear that they have to add weight to hit the limit but all these bikes were way over. What's going on? Also, what's with weighing them without the computer if they plan to race with it? Does the UCI not allow the computer to figure into the minimum bike weight?