Worst place to save weight, this is genuine!
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Probably sees minutes of action at low speeds per short hill climb season. Can see his thinking there.
He's looking at it like it's a disposable item. eBay some light, cheap tat, drill it, inspect it after the single effort, then maybe use again at the next event if it's still intact. Wouldn't be quick to assume he's dense, could be smarter than all of us put together.
If he was out training on it hard I'd get out my Mr. Sensible hat but it's all good I'm sure. Those guys are a world apart from regular roadies. Weight-weenies but with a purpose. Kudos
He's looking at it like it's a disposable item. eBay some light, cheap tat, drill it, inspect it after the single effort, then maybe use again at the next event if it's still intact. Wouldn't be quick to assume he's dense, could be smarter than all of us put together.
If he was out training on it hard I'd get out my Mr. Sensible hat but it's all good I'm sure. Those guys are a world apart from regular roadies. Weight-weenies but with a purpose. Kudos
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What's worse, when your steerer tube snaps, your stem snaps, your handlebars snap, or your brake lever clamp snaps?
How many grams of carbon could he possibly save?
I can't believe that anyone would think this would be an ok idea - so little benefit.
AJS914 wrote:I can't believe that anyone would think this would be an ok idea - so little benefit.
Not advocating modifying the steer tube, but seems like a better approach would have been to have a shop with a CNC Machine, create long, thin flutes, instead of the multiple stress risers from drilling that many holes.
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