Lightweight RD carbon fibre rear derailleur

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GrahamB
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by GrahamB

rward325 wrote:RD Carbon Fiber 120g $1149.90 $9.52 per gram
Red 153g $299.99 $1.60 per gram
Record 187g $279.99 $1.49 per gram
DA 180g $159.99 $0.89 per gram


Wrong metric... this one equates a heavy, expensive part with a light, cheap one. An RD that weighed 1kg and sold for $890 would score the same as DA :lol:
You want weight SAVED/$, so you need to start with a reference point like DA or Ultegra...
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by BmanX

Well I am very happy that I did not have to pay $300 for my Sram Red and I am glad that it did not come in at 153 as posted.

$216 for the Red Derailleur and 145g stock.
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My Red RD was 145 stock also. Maybe if you pay more you get more :wink:
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Here is my 122g Sram Red RD. I am getting a new part built at work in the machine shop but I think I might only get it down to 121g.

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style points to djconnel for using "mass" instead of "weight". You made this physics geek smile.

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This is WW, not MW... :D

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Raxel wrote:This is WW, not MW... :D


Then you should be measuring newtons and not grams :lol:

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by toutenhoofd

I posted this in another thread already, but here's my 122g SRAM Red rear derailleur. About the same weight as the LW, but much less expensive:
http://www.cyclingtechblog.com/2008/12/ ... erailleur/
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A similar job can be done with a Force RD. Here is one that Boonen (from w.w's and FWB forum) did for a friend of his....119g.
http://fairwheelbikes.com/forum/viewtop ... f=6&t=5621
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by Robin v Berkel

got noting to do so tune iner carbon cage normal it was 6gr now 3gr and sram red was 146gr now 135gr and stil strong for MTB and my got now same 1.1 als X.o gripshifters

in sort time KCNC alu weels wil come and hope to save 4gr to get him on 131gr
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by stef

is someone use lw rear derailleur last model with dura ace sti 7900 (or 7800) ?
how does it shift ?

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by Sybarite

Early prototype shifting with 7800 was a bit slow. Had to click and 'hold' shift for a little while more than usual. But this was a proto.....

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by Epic-o

After the shock of seeing Hawkpower's Scale (Heinz Wittman)with a LW RD1 and a 11-32 cassette, I want to know more of this rd...

any comments about the shifting performance??

I have read tiso 11 speed rd topic where Gold Knight says that is 11s capable...any info? anybody knows qhat modification should be done?

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by wshiong

Hi guys.

Anyone know this RD support 11 speed ? :noidea:

Some company said it support up to 10 speed only.

But Lightweight claim it 11 speed compatible.
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