Operation AX Lightness Vial Evo

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Dman
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by Dman

Hi everyone,
A lot of thinking and searching lead to my latest purchase of a AX-Lightness Vial Evo. My plan is to race it so I won't be skimping on durability but otherwise this will be fun!

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Weight so far for my Medium? (On my cheap scales) 802g including BB and headset bearings installed. I'm not keen to remove them to check but Nils from AX informs me:
BB bearings, pair: 46.1 gms
lower headset bearing: 16.9 gms
upper headset bearing: 21.6 gms
liner (inside of the frame) ca. 12.4g

So roughly 717g with derailleur hanger and front mech mount (molded on). My previous frames have been closer to 800g plus so this is an incredible weight. Build quality inside and out looks amazing [emoji1]

Waiting on handlebar and cranks to arrive then custom chainrings from FETHA.

Pretty excited about this....
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thewallace
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by thewallace

Nice!

That stem is pretty

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Martin1977
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by Martin1977

Nice frame and stem. I'm looking forward to see this bike finished.


burglarboycie
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by burglarboycie

I will be keeping my eye on this build


bencolem
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by bencolem

79g for a 120mm? Wow!

KCookie
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by KCookie

Loving that stem, would look good on my bike, just wish I could afford one!!!!

Akennelly
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by Akennelly

Damn this is gonna be a nice project.
What clubs do you race at? I'll have my eyes peeled for this build for sure.

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by dereksmalls

tell us about these rings from FETHA

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by rheosibal

assuming 105 group? :D
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by Krull

hmmm, won`t this become to light for a bike being used in races?

burglarboycie
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by burglarboycie

Krull wrote:hmmm, won`t this become to light for a bike being used in races?


My thoughts exactly!

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micky
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by micky

Exactly, too light for racing!
Feel free to send it to me! :up:

Dman
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by Dman

dereksmalls wrote:tell us about these rings from FETHA

Jamie from Fetha Custom Components designs rings to suit. I'm keen to get back on a q-style ring but with a few custom touches... The pricing is very reasonable compared to Rotor and Osymmetric plus you choose design, teeth and anodized colour
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