Giant OCR C2 build
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Started building this bike up through the summer. I am 16 and this is my first carbon road bike as well as my first modern road bike.
During a ride out with my dad, the columbus drive side dropout on my steel Miele bent beyond repair. Thus I began this build.
My goal was to get as many of the components second hand as possible and with this restriction, build the best/lightest bike I could.
Components:
Giant OCR C2 frame/ fork (unkown weight)
Shimano R550 wheelset 1845
Michelin Pro Race 3 tires 220 x 2
SRAM Rival doubletap 320
SRAM Rival rd 186
6600 fd 113
7801 chain 280 (at full length)
Truvativ Elita GXP 882
Look Keo pedals 258
105 brakes 353
Giant carbon seatpost ~250
3T Zepp XL stem 135
unbranded 3T Rotundo team bars 205
Fizik microtex tape ~40
Selle Italia SLR saddle 180
During a ride out with my dad, the columbus drive side dropout on my steel Miele bent beyond repair. Thus I began this build.
My goal was to get as many of the components second hand as possible and with this restriction, build the best/lightest bike I could.
Components:
Giant OCR C2 frame/ fork (unkown weight)
Shimano R550 wheelset 1845
Michelin Pro Race 3 tires 220 x 2
SRAM Rival doubletap 320
SRAM Rival rd 186
6600 fd 113
7801 chain 280 (at full length)
Truvativ Elita GXP 882
Look Keo pedals 258
105 brakes 353
Giant carbon seatpost ~250
3T Zepp XL stem 135
unbranded 3T Rotundo team bars 205
Fizik microtex tape ~40
Selle Italia SLR saddle 180
Last edited by QuinnTO on Sat Aug 11, 2012 8:24 pm, edited 6 times in total.
got start of a nice build here ..good start
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Nice - wish I had started riding at your age!
Free weight loss tip, loose the 'pie plate' or 'dork dish' (The plastic fairing on the rear wheel) Take your cassette off and you'll be able to slide it right off. Few grams saved right there
Free weight loss tip, loose the 'pie plate' or 'dork dish' (The plastic fairing on the rear wheel) Take your cassette off and you'll be able to slide it right off. Few grams saved right there
Some updates:
controltech ipost
Ti skewers
kool stop pads
Also lowered stem, removed 'pie plate' and washers from valves. Updates dropped about 250 g, putting me almost at 17 pounds. Still trying to reduce weight but I am running out of avenues without replacing frame or wheels. If you have any ideas, please feel free to share.
Updated pics to follow
controltech ipost
Ti skewers
kool stop pads
Also lowered stem, removed 'pie plate' and washers from valves. Updates dropped about 250 g, putting me almost at 17 pounds. Still trying to reduce weight but I am running out of avenues without replacing frame or wheels. If you have any ideas, please feel free to share.
Updated pics to follow
That's what I have been looking at but the frame only takes long-reach brakes and I don't feel safe dremelling light weight brakes to increase the reach.
Would drop about 150 g though. All I can think of to reduce weight right now would be lighter tubes, about 100 g of savings there.
Would drop about 150 g though. All I can think of to reduce weight right now would be lighter tubes, about 100 g of savings there.
Here is an updated pic. A bit washed out, took it with my phone.
Weigh-in was inconclusive. I think the battery on my scale is dying. Got 16.4 pounds as the lightest and 17. 5 as heaviest.
Weigh-in was inconclusive. I think the battery on my scale is dying. Got 16.4 pounds as the lightest and 17. 5 as heaviest.
Last edited by QuinnTO on Sat Aug 11, 2012 8:22 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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QuinnTO wrote:I am running out of avenues without replacing frame or wheels. If you have any ideas, please feel free to share.
why don't you want to replace the wheels? that's where most of the weight seems to be
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Wheels are expensive and I have university starting in September. Tuition is a larger priority at this point.
I could build up a set of 20 mm carbon tubulars from planet x for ~$500 at about 1200 g. Along with light tyres, I could save about 2 pounds. Total cost would be over $600 plus shipping and additional charges. After I earn some more money I will probably go for that, I am just fishing for ideas that I may not have thought of yet.
I could build up a set of 20 mm carbon tubulars from planet x for ~$500 at about 1200 g. Along with light tyres, I could save about 2 pounds. Total cost would be over $600 plus shipping and additional charges. After I earn some more money I will probably go for that, I am just fishing for ideas that I may not have thought of yet.
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$/gram, wheels are cheap. Kinlin xr-200 +bikehubstore hubs is probably under $300 for a 1300 gram wheelset. Of course this assumes you can build them yourself for free. But srsly, the best bang for your buck upgrade you can do. And then you can take it with you to a new frame/bike should the time come. If you want carbon aero stuff, yeah, you'll pay for it, but that's always the case.
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if you can get these I'd get them, its $220 and built! The hubs are unknown but the rim is the XR-200's. They also have a XR-300 version for 20$ less...
I write the weightweenies blog, hope you like it
Disclosure: I'm sponsored by Velocite, but I do give my honest opinion about them (I'm endorsed to race their bikes, not say nice things about them)
Disclosure: I'm sponsored by Velocite, but I do give my honest opinion about them (I'm endorsed to race their bikes, not say nice things about them)
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