Hello from the UK

[addor]

Hi,

been looking on the forums for a while and thought that i'd post since I just built up a new bike, I'm 18 and this is my first proper road bike.


specs are as follows

Frame - Hewitt zonal compact 56cm
Fork - beone team edition full carbon
Wheel front - Mavic cosmos
Rear wheel - Mavic open sport/DT champion/Shimano 105
Shifters - Shimano Dura ace 7700 9 speed
Rear mech - Shimano 105 9 speed
Cassette - Shimano Ultegra 9 speed 11-27 (also have a new DA 7700 9 speed 11-21 for TTs in the summer)
Tyres - Schwalbe blizzard sport (for now...they weigh a ton, Michelin pro race 3's on for the summer)
Chainset - Shimano Ultegra 6500 9 speed octalink 55/39 with Dura Ace octalink BB
Chain - KMC X9.93
Brakes - Shimano Ultegra 6600 with koolstop cartridge pads
cables - Shimano Dura ace outers with Teflon coated inners
Stem - Truvativ team 105mm O/S
Bars - Bontrager Race O/S VR 42cm
Bar tape - Sram supercork
Seatpost - Hewitt carbon 31.6(I have an adaptor sleeve for a 27.2 post would this be lighter)?
Saddle - Planet x Team
Pedals - Shimano M540 spd (I come from an MTB background and have no road shoes yet)!

Total weight unknown (any good tips on how to get an accurate measurement with no decent scales)?

[109er]

Welcome, and thats a pretty swell lookin bike you have there.

I'm sure youve read it a dozen times on here, the best place to shave weight off a bike is to do so in the wheels. You get a ton more benefit in doing so. Weight, ride quality, weight, aerodynamics, weight. blah blah blah....and no, putting a shim in the frame for the seatpost would not save you some weight...those shims are pretty heavy sometimes and that with the seatpost would probably just wiegh the same as your current seatpost.

[cryoplasm]

We love it, son.

[brearley]

if you have some weighing scales weigh yourself then weigh yourself holding the bike
this should give a weight to the nearest lb or half a kilo whatever your measuring in

there are several ways to lighten your bike
fudges cycles sell sram rival super cheap

you could get some good lightweight alloy wheels for cheap second hand

[micky]

Nice bike to start with and welcome on the forum!
You doing some racing as well?

[addor]

Hope to do a bit of racing, so TT's here and there, maybe the odd crit?

[mr_tim]

Total weight unknown (any good tips on how to get an accurate measurement with no decent scales)?

If you google or look on ebay for 'hanging scale', you should find one good for weighing bike below £10. Just got one for £6 & it seems accurate enough.. (+/- 20gr upto 40kg).

[Tinea Pedis]

Welcome on board, nice looking ride.

And you most certainly will be able to get some cheap hanging scales on eBay - the crew on here recommended I try on there and didn't take long to find them. I think the quote went something along the lines of "fishermen are even bigger saddo's than us" (when it comes to weight)


Also just wondering about that chain, did you fit it yourself....? As it looks rather short to me....?

[geraintnorman]

Nice bike, hope you enjoy the sport.

If you want kids when you are older, drop the nose of the saddle a bit - it should be level.

[mattr]

Also just wondering about that chain, did you fit it yourself....? As it looks rather short to me....?

Nah, just in a daft gear, cross chaining.

[geraintnorman]

Also just wondering about that chain, did you fit it yourself....? As it looks rather short to me....?

Nah, just in a daft gear, cross chaining.

Tinea is right it is too short. When you replace it put in a couple of extra links.

[miltmaster3]

welcome start the upgrade

[Krull]

very nice bike, beautiful arranged colours, well done!
i like the 7700 shifters, use them on one of my bikes by myself, they are nice looking and of good quality.
but you need a second bottle cage.

[principiamacb]

Chain looks fine to me. its just on big,big. As long as you can move the rear mech with your hand and get a bit of slack on the chain its ok.

Its not a gear that should be used anyway.