Breaking the UCI minimum weight limit without any carbon fiber

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pdlpsher1
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by pdlpsher1

I saw this on Bikerumour.com. I enjoyed reading the article so I decided to share it here. My bike is over 2lbs heavier than this thing!

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Yes, there's an entire thread for it in our Gallery section.
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=138517
The thread started a while back.
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by 2lo8

I recognize that bike!
[14lb(6.35kg) of no carbon fiber]
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by pdlpsher1

I looked up the Nashbar light tubes. Great weight and price however they are threaded on the valve stem. Currently I'm using the Michelin lite tube at around 80g. a piece. I've tried the Conti Supersonic with mixed results so I've stopped using them. 62g. sounds like a good compromise between the supersonic and the Michelins.

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by 2lo8

To be fair, the 62g ones were the lightest out of the unpatched ones I had (yes, I patch my tubes). Out of the 5, the weights were 62g, 62g, 63g, 63g and 65g for the 48mm stem versions without the nut and cap. Maybe they weigh it with the nut and cap. I have no reason to doubt the list weights for the other lengths though.

Nashbar seems to be cheaper for the long stem versions (10% off 4). Performance Bike for the short stem versions (25% off 4). I assume it's because Performance has retail locations, and they realize they can do the premium product mark-up for the loaded guy with deep carbon rims who got a flat and really needs a tube (retail prices are also higher than website prices). Around Black-Friday time or their big sales though, they often do buy-2-get-1-free or even better buy-2-get-2-free.
[14lb(6.35kg) of no carbon fiber]
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Your one-stop source for information and reviews on cheap eBay bike junk.

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