Giant proto, any link?

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Florian	Post subject: Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 7:56 pm
Site Admin Joined: Tue Jun 11, 2002 2:45 pm Posts: 891 Location: Germany	spytech wrote: [...] he did say they were 178g or so... AFAIK different figures are floating around. Probably different versions (normal/Skyline) - who knows... _________________
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spytech	Post subject: Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 7:58 pm
Joined: Wed Oct 22, 2003 12:34 pm Posts: 1650 Location: New York City	Florian wrote: spytech wrote: nino says "some new cranks (should be lighter than the Storck)" which cranks is he talking about. I guess he means the upcoming tune carbon cranks said to weigh 210 g - still in prototype stage though! i think he said 178g - or did he mention 210g somewhere else? Attachments: tune prototype.JPG [ 17.07 KiB | Viewed 631 times ]
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Weenie	Post subject: Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 7:58 pm
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Florian	Post subject: Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 8:10 pm
Site Admin Joined: Tue Jun 11, 2002 2:45 pm Posts: 891 Location: Germany	spytech wrote: i think he said 178g - or did he mention 210g somewhere else? Nino is not the only source out there. I read the 210 g in a German forum. _________________
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spytech	Post subject: Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 9:05 pm
Joined: Wed Oct 22, 2003 12:34 pm Posts: 1650 Location: New York City	Florian wrote: spytech wrote: i think he said 178g - or did he mention 210g somewhere else? Nino is not the only source out there. I read the 210 g in a German forum. as always a very resourceful man. any test done on the prototypes? any numbers on stiffness or assumptions.
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cyclemanpat	Post subject: Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 10:15 pm
Joined: Thu Jan 15, 2004 9:44 pm Posts: 1690 Location: Kentucky, USA	is there any pics of the Tune cranks??
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Tim the Pineapple	Post subject: Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 11:15 pm
Joined: Fri Oct 31, 2003 10:30 pm Posts: 225	Sheesh i wonder what crazy stuff will nino do now... Its amazing how weight weenieness came, since back in the days. I remember it was crazy when nino had his light 18lb specialized mtb back then...
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martin	Post subject: Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 8:09 am
Joined: Wed Nov 27, 2002 9:49 am Posts: 947 Location: München	spytech wrote: ahhh, sucks, i was looking forward, to losing 1/2 lb if that frame ever came into market this year. so i guess we wont see a 800 gram frame I once read that framebuilder Teschner advertised a 750g-Frame (with a 1-year warranty as opposed to the 10-years he hves to all his other frames...) Martin _________________ Snowman and Strong Walker Scott Sc my old stuff my new stuff
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mrowkoob	Post subject: Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 1:58 pm
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2004 7:35 pm Posts: 1435 Location: Middle of nowhere, EU	Ok guys fill me in what´s the point in striving after a bike and the components like the Giant when it´s under UCI weight limit anyway? Excepts for the moment when UCI lowers it ofcourse.
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jim	Post subject: Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 2:18 pm
Joined: Fri Jan 09, 2004 5:04 am Posts: 149	mrowkoob, i'm not sure where you're writing from, but in the usa and other countries, much of the amateur racing is not governed by uci regulations, so anthing goes. for me, it is a challenge and fun to build a bike as light as possible, yet have it remain 100% usable, be reliable, etc. i also like having trick looking parts on my bike, that set themselves apart from the norm.
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Frankie - B	Post subject: Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 3:12 pm
Administrator Joined: Mon Jun 02, 2003 8:17 am Posts: 6709 Location: Drenthe, Holland	jim wrote: for me, it is a challenge and fun to build a bike as light as possible, yet have it remain 100% usable, be reliable, etc. i also like having trick looking parts on my bike, that set themselves apart from the norm. Isn't this why we, the weight weenies excist? We like to do such things! Some people like to follow the UCI regulations, but some others like to squeeze every unnesserery ballast out of their bikes! Don't try to apply the rules that you use yourself to others. _________________ 'Tape was made to wrap your GF's gifts, NOT hold a freakin tire on.' Follow me on twitter. I try to be interesting On Facebook!
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Ye Olde Balde One	Post subject: Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 3:28 pm
Joined: Sun Oct 19, 2003 4:26 pm Posts: 495 Location: Santa Monica, CA	mrowkoob wrote: Ok guys fill me in what´s the point in striving after a bike and the components like the Giant when it´s under UCI weight limit anyway? Excepts for the moment when UCI lowers it ofcourse. I don't ride in UCI races. I do Centuries and Doubles these days, and some of those have up to 18,500 feet of elevation gain, so a light bike is a nice thing to have along for the ride. _________________ Ride lightly!
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bobalou	Post subject: Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 4:40 pm
Joined: Mon Dec 15, 2003 6:05 am Posts: 1011	mrowkoob wrote: Ok guys fill me in what´s the point in striving after a bike and the components like the Giant when it´s under UCI weight limit anyway? Excepts for the moment when UCI lowers it ofcourse. There's a reason this forum is not called UCI weenies.
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jim	Post subject: Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 4:50 pm
Joined: Fri Jan 09, 2004 5:04 am Posts: 149	lol uci weenies
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mrowkoob	Post subject: Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 5:37 pm
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2004 7:35 pm Posts: 1435 Location: Middle of nowhere, EU	Hey not questioning your motives just qurious.
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Weenie	Post subject: Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 5:37 pm
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KB	Post subject: Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 7:22 am
Joined: Mon Jan 12, 2004 12:32 pm Posts: 3675 Location: UK & WEST AFRICA	On the TCR Advanced my LBC has told me that their contacts in Giant said that the Advanced will definitely be produced this year, but they don't think in time for the TdF. Probably August. SO, not sure where the story came from that it was only a one-off. I think they will be able to sell as many as they can produce.
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