Lightweight brakes from the 90s
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Hi everyone!
I'm not really a weight weenie in real life, but I enjoy collecting some gems sometimes.
So, I was planning to build myself a steel road bike (yep, I'm one of them sorry! I still beleive steel is real ) from the 90s with lots of superlight and aftermarket components such as ergal, titanium and cnc made stuff, just to try buildin up a sub 7kg bike (utopia, but still wanna try)
Now, I think I recovered most of the parts, but I got stuck on the brakes. Noticed many brands came on the market after 2000 with super light brake models, such as Ciamillo, M5, Kcnc, THM, TRP, BC2A Design, eeCycleworks etc, but I was wondering if any light calipers or aftermarket bolt kits were produced in the 90s.
Anybody knows?
Thanks!
I'm not really a weight weenie in real life, but I enjoy collecting some gems sometimes.
So, I was planning to build myself a steel road bike (yep, I'm one of them sorry! I still beleive steel is real ) from the 90s with lots of superlight and aftermarket components such as ergal, titanium and cnc made stuff, just to try buildin up a sub 7kg bike (utopia, but still wanna try)
Now, I think I recovered most of the parts, but I got stuck on the brakes. Noticed many brands came on the market after 2000 with super light brake models, such as Ciamillo, M5, Kcnc, THM, TRP, BC2A Design, eeCycleworks etc, but I was wondering if any light calipers or aftermarket bolt kits were produced in the 90s.
Anybody knows?
Thanks!
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Can’t help you pick the brakes from that era but I know a couple of guys with sub 7kg steel builds (full SRAM Red) and Stinner recently shared a build they were a part of from a couple of years back, the result was a 5.3kg steel bike but with modern lightweight components - https://www.instagram.com/p/BpZtBh9lHrz ... zfaxylxdi6
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Cervélo Áspero - 8.28kg
Trek Madone SLR Rim - 7.73kg
Standert Triebwerk Disc - 8.47kg
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I had some pretty light Modolos on my Vitus 787 BITD.
Didn't actually slow you down very much. But then, it'd wasn't like you were going to get round the corner either, 787 wasn't exactly confidence inspiring in the handling department........
Didn't actually slow you down very much. But then, it'd wasn't like you were going to get round the corner either, 787 wasn't exactly confidence inspiring in the handling department........
I think you might mean Cane Creek 200SL's. If i recall correctly, they were in the low 200's for the pair (hence the name). I remember they were highly sought after by riders wanting to lighten their road bike.
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+1 on the above. FRM also sold these (brs200sl) under their brand. Had a pair of these.
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Fractionally heavier, and without the alloy cable outers and aero covers were the CLB Professional brakes - still simple, small and very lightweight for the time..
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Agree with a couple of the contributrs above. I rode Modolo Kronos but then switched to CLB Spaceline which were still lighter (under 200 gms.) and did do a better job of stopping....but good luck trying to find a pair.
They weigh like 300g or something hideous like that, but Dia Compe's AC-300g callipers have to be the best looking (and probably one of the most aero too) brakes of the late 80's/early 90's
I have some and they work alright, even with the monumentally cool and monumentally shit Modolo Kronos brake levers with which they're paired.
I have some and they work alright, even with the monumentally cool and monumentally shit Modolo Kronos brake levers with which they're paired.
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I just sold my Spacelines (probably had them for almost 30 years, used sparingly, they were pretty much immaculate) to a person finishing up a full vintage lightweight build. Still have a set of the CLB Professional brakes available if any weenies are into vintage builds..