Year #2 / Build #2 - 2016 Titanium Lynskey Helix Sport And Our Journeys...

[McGilli]

MY TITANIUM BIKE BUILD - AND IT'S JOURNEYS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK LINKS

CHAPTER ONE: THE BUILD LIST - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&p=1246304#p1246305
CHAPTER TWO: WHEELS / TIRES / CASSETTE / SKEWERS / TAPE / SEALANT - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&p=1246304#p1246731
CHAPTER THREE: FD CLAMP / HEADSET BOTTOM/HEADSET TOP - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&p=1246304#p1247038
CHAPTER FOUR: STEM - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&p=1246304#p1247440
CHAPTER FIVE: FORK - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&p=1246304#p1247836
CHAPTER SIX: PEDALS - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&p=1246304#p1248113
CHAPTER SEVEN: FRONT CLINCHER (TEMP) - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&p=1246304#p1248114
CHAPTER EIGHT: CHAIN CATCHER - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&start=15#p1248216
CHAPTER NINE: BOTTLE CAGES - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&start=15#p1248311
CHAPTER TEN: FRAME - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&start=15#p1248524
CHAPTER ELEVEN: SPACERS - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&start=15#p1250122
CHAPTER TWELVE: GROUP SET - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&start=15#p1250202
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: CABLES - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&start=15#p1250203
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: BARS (UNUSED) - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&start=15#p1250204
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: LET'S START BUILDING - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&start=30#p1250768
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: BRAKE PADS - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&start=30#p1251320
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: SKEWERS - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&start=30#p1252178
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: BARS (USED) - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&start=30#p1252732
CHAPTER NINETEEN: ALMOST DONE - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&start=30#p1253494
CHAPTER TWENTY ONE: BAR TAPE - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&start=30#p1253851
CHAPTER TWENTY TWO: SEAT POST - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&start=30#p1253971
CHAPTER TWENTY THREE: PHOTOS WITH TUBULAR WHEELS - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&start=45#p1254561
CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR: PHOTOS WITH CLINCHERS (MISMATCHED) - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&start=45#p1254563
CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE: BAR ENDS - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&start=60#p1254859
CHAPTER TWENTY SIX: SOME MORE PHOTOS - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&start=60#p1255155
CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN: COMPRESSION PLUG - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&start=60#p1255898
CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT: DELETED SCENES AND PARTS - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&start=75#p1258251
CHAPTER TWENTY NINE: START OF THE TITANIUM PHOTO JOURNAL - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&start=75#p1258328
CHAPTER THIRTY: NEW WHEELS 2016 MAVIC R-SYS SLR - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&p=1266180#p1266180
CHAPTER THIRTY ONE: NEW WHEELS 2010 MAVIC R-SYS - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&p=1267450#p1267450
CHAPTER THIRTY TWO: KEEPING SILVER BRAKE TRACKS SILVER - viewtopic.php?f=10&t=140326&start=135#p1269381

[McGilli]

McGILLI’s BUILD # 2

2016 Lynskey Helix Sport

ASSEMBLED PARTS ---------------------WEIGHT

Ti Helix Sport Frame Sm------------------1533g
Cane Creek 110 IS52 Headset Bottom---------34g
Cane Creek 110 IS42 Headset Top------------41g
Titanium 110mm Stem (Unbranded)---------160g
Enve 2.0 Carbon Tapered Fork [cut]---------342g
SRAM GXP Red Bottom Bracket--------------107g
SRAM RED Crank with 34/50 Chain Rings-----577g
Rear Tubular Wheel w/ Cassette [see below]--1035g
Front Tubular Wheel---------------------- 657g
Ti Spacers----------------------------------8g
Brake Pads----x4--------------------------24g
SRAM Red Brake Calipers-------------------260g
Ti 34.9 Seatpost Clamp----------------------19g
Ti Time iClic Pedals------------------------182g
SRAM Red Shifters-------------------------286g
SRAM Red FD------------------------------67g
SRAM Red RD-----------------------------144g
SRAM FD Clamp----------------------------18g
ControlTech TiMania Road Bars 400mm-------235g
Ti King Bottle Cage x2----------------------58g
Cable housing & cables---------------------245g
SRAM Red Chain--------------------------236g
SRAM Chain Catcher-------------------------8g
Shimano Pro Bar Tape----------------------55g
Ti J&L 27.2 Seatpost 15mm Offset-----------191g
Saddle----------------------------------145g
Wake Bar Ends----------------------------24g
J&L Compression Plug-----------------------6g

TOTAL FINAL WEIGHT

---------------TUBULAR Total Weight ~6698g/14.75lb
--2014 ZIPP 303 CLINCHER Total Weight ~7372g/16.25lb
----2016 MAVIC R-SYS SLR Total Weight ~7085g/15.62lb
----2010 MAVIC R-SYS ----Total Weight ~7236g/15.95lb

[JLS]

This is gonna be good!

[nobuseri]

Interested in seeing how this turns out. I just built a Helix Pro (2016); XL frame, though. Just the frame with the integrated hanger, seat post clamp and under bracket (BB30) cable guide, the frame was 1519g. Fully Built, I haven't weighed it yet, but I built it with Red 22 and it has a BB3 Red Quarq (Exogram). Using an ENVE Road 2.0 fork. I chose the Lynskey seatpost (27.2, 25mm setback, 400mm). Maybe not your length, but I can certainly weight it when I get home if you would like to know the weight (for comparison).

Bar and stem are Aluminum for the moment. I may look to drop some weight in the near future, but it rides nice as it is now.

Rmerka's is a clean build; very nice choice of components. Convinced me to build the Helix first and leave the Cooper in the box (for now).

[McGilli]

I just built a Helix Pro (2016); XL frame, though. Just the frame with the integrated hanger, seat post clamp and under bracket (BB30) cable guide, the frame was 1519g. Fully Built, I haven't weighed it yet, but I built it with Red 22 and it has a BB3 Red Quarq (Exogram). Using an ENVE Road 2.0 fork. I chose the Lynskey seatpost (27.2, 25mm setback, 400mm). Maybe not your length, but I can certainly weight it when I get home if you would like to know the weight (for comparison).

Nice! Have you posted your bike here? With the server change I can't look for peoples past posts at the moment....

Yeah weigh the seat post, that would be awesome. Mine's a different brand, and only 350mm but will be interesting when I get it to compare to Lynskey model. Then I get the frame of course I'll weigh it - very curious to see how much lighter it is than a XL. (Lynskey won't respond to my questions about frame weight).

[nobuseri]

I haven't posted any of my bikes here. Too many critics , and my Cannondales aren't anything special, relatively speaking; just the lightest parts I could get within my budget at the time. The Helix, I just finished a couple weeks ago. Still dialing it in a bit as I get time to ride it. Ride is very smooth and it handles great.

I will weight the post tonight, as I still have one new in the box for the Cooper build. Just to note, they use the ENVE clamp for the saddle rails, and they provide two sets of hardware, so you can use it on saddles with larger rails. "Lynskey" is laser etched on the post, so it's a nice touch.

I just built a Helix Pro (2016); XL frame, though. Just the frame with the integrated hanger, seat post clamp and under bracket (BB30) cable guide, the frame was 1519g. Fully Built, I haven't weighed it yet, but I built it with Red 22 and it has a BB3 Red Quarq (Exogram). Using an ENVE Road 2.0 fork. I chose the Lynskey seatpost (27.2, 25mm setback, 400mm). Maybe not your length, but I can certainly weight it when I get home if you would like to know the weight (for comparison).

Nice! Have you posted your bike here? With the server change I can't look for peoples past posts at the moment....

Yeah weigh the seat post, that would be awesome. Mine's a different brand, and only 350mm but will be interesting when I get it to compare to Lynskey model. Then I get the frame of course I'll weigh it - very curious to see how much lighter it is than a XL. (Lynskey won't respond to my questions about frame weight).

[nobuseri]

The new Lynskey seat post I have (27.2, 25mm setback, 400mm) is 236g on my scale.

Hope that helps.

I just built a Helix Pro (2016); XL frame, though. Just the frame with the integrated hanger, seat post clamp and under bracket (BB30) cable guide, the frame was 1519g. Fully Built, I haven't weighed it yet, but I built it with Red 22 and it has a BB3 Red Quarq (Exogram). Using an ENVE Road 2.0 fork. I chose the Lynskey seatpost (27.2, 25mm setback, 400mm). Maybe not your length, but I can certainly weight it when I get home if you would like to know the weight (for comparison).

Nice! Have you posted your bike here? With the server change I can't look for peoples past posts at the moment....

Yeah weigh the seat post, that would be awesome. Mine's a different brand, and only 350mm but will be interesting when I get it to compare to Lynskey model. Then I get the frame of course I'll weigh it - very curious to see how much lighter it is than a XL. (Lynskey won't respond to my questions about frame weight).

[McGilli]

WHEELS / TIRES / CASSETTE / SKEWERS / TAPE / SEALANT

There is no need to reinvent the wheel, literally.

I decided I will use the wheels from my Bike Build # 1. In the last year I have not found another set of wheels in that price range, with that low of weight. So instead of just buying the same wheels again I am now using these - and Bike Build # 1 is for sale on Pink Bike I took the weights for each individual part from Bike Build # 1 thread, and with the sealant I added - all weights line up perfectly.




Then I cleaned the Cassette

[McGilli]

Found a Enve 2.0 Fork at a very reasonable price

[McGilli]

FD CLAMP / HEADSET BOTTOM/HEADSET TOP

[steventran]

Curious to see what you end up with. My small Helix OS from 2011 hit 14.75lbs with PowerTap alu wheelset, pedals, computer, cages, etc. It was nice.


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[McGilli]

STEM

This is where being a WW hurts. Knowing that some of your parts might be as much as double what their carbon counterparts would weigh... But, have you stick with your vision...

[McGilli]

FORK

Tube 350mm will need to be cut down still

[McGilli]

PEDALS

[McGilli]

FRONT CLINCHER




Then install with tube: