I really can't understand why you need to go out of your way to defend your ultra weight weenie ideas that contradict the engineers that design our bikes. I use titanium skewers that some people wouldn't use as they might consider that dangerous, yet I wouldn't bother crashing those other people's threads to with personal anecdotal evidence that I've used them for years and have been fine, just let those people have their 'belt and braces' uber safe party and let it slide.Lelandjt wrote: ↑Sat Apr 14, 2018 9:03 amLook at it differently: If the bike is right at the weight limit with Ultegra cassette, steel skewers, and full size expander why use a cassette that wears quicker, Ti skewers that might allow the wheels to flex more, and a skimpy expander (or none) that may not support the steerer as well when there's no weight loss to enjoy from these parts cuz you'd have to add the weight elsewhere to get back to minimum weight.JerryLook wrote: ↑Fri Apr 13, 2018 2:09 pmI understand using a padded saddle (comfort is good) if they are trying to get up to the minimum weight, but why steel skewers? And if they do run full size expanders, why? There are so many parts on a bike that one could choose to make it heavier. There has to be a reason behind it.
Unless, of course you are an engineer and have real data and technical arguments to share.