Weight weenie choices that went too far?
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- Dan Gerous
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Too light skewers. It wasn't a safety concern, more the too frequent need to clean and re-tighten to avoid the creaks/slipping in dropouts and flex, I now use internal cams or DT RWS.
Speedplay to Dura-Ace pedals me too, same reason, Speedplay were waaaay too much maintenance, I thought I wanted the resistence-free rotational float, turns out I prefer fixed cleats!
I had too light wheels once, I cooked 3 rims and they flexed way too much.
Oh and Topeak Shuttle carbon cages, I was losing bottles on anything but freshly repaved roads.
Speedplay to Dura-Ace pedals me too, same reason, Speedplay were waaaay too much maintenance, I thought I wanted the resistence-free rotational float, turns out I prefer fixed cleats!
I had too light wheels once, I cooked 3 rims and they flexed way too much.
Oh and Topeak Shuttle carbon cages, I was losing bottles on anything but freshly repaved roads.
Last edited by Dan Gerous on Wed May 15, 2019 3:59 pm, edited 1 time in total.
With stock bottles yes, with Camelbacks I had trouble getting them on and off, but maybe small biceps are to blame!
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Light skewers, aftermarket cassettes, light chains, superlight cable housings, all junk.
Also zero gravity brakes.
Old School stuff- White Industries bottom brackets (for square taper). The spindle was held in place by collars that had 2mm set screws. The bb would "walk" sideways during a ride.
Also zero gravity brakes.
Old School stuff- White Industries bottom brackets (for square taper). The spindle was held in place by collars that had 2mm set screws. The bb would "walk" sideways during a ride.
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A. some how i convinced myself it's ok to ride a 80mm stem instead of my normaly 120mm..... after a few bruised knees i went back to 120mm.
B. lightweight rear QR came off new times when i set off at traffic light..... very not cool...
B. lightweight rear QR came off new times when i set off at traffic light..... very not cool...
Some say pour 10ml water out of your bottle to save that last bit of the weight. Sorry, i go one step further, i tend to the rider off my bikes.
n+1...14 last time i checked, but i lost count
n+1...14 last time i checked, but i lost count
Good one, forgot about it, ultra light spokes are the pinnacle of the absolute nonsense. The Ti ones being the creme on the cherry at the top of the cake.kman wrote: - DT Revolution spokes. Even for a little guy like me, too soft and stretchy in my opinion. Many better choices - but most of my wheels are prebuilt these days.
The loss induced in terms of stiffness are huge and totally counterproductive to overall performance.
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Ciamilo brakes. They work ok at best if you have 3 miles to stop at your leisure! I just got used to it and worked around them I guess because I rode in the alps and Dolomites among many other places with them and never died. Not even once!!
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I like my Ciamillo brakes, but then again I'm the weight weenie part of my bike that isn't very durable.
I don't regret any of my weight weenie parts so far, but I haven't started tuning components or built up my new wheels so there's plenty of time yet .
I don't regret any of my weight weenie parts so far, but I haven't started tuning components or built up my new wheels so there's plenty of time yet .
Ultimate fail - leading a grand Tour stage riding a bike equipped with a protoype Ti crank spindle (WW from years past RIP):
- Michael
"People should stop expecting normal from me... seriously, we all know it's never going to happen"
"People should stop expecting normal from me... seriously, we all know it's never going to happen"
Zero gravity 05 TI brakes, they are not brakes , are speed reducers.
Latex tubes, I tried but I gave up.
Scott carbon cages, they broke in two rides.
Rolf Elan, 1290 grs for clincher wheelset, I do not know if is weenie, awesome hubs but very very flexy.
Latex tubes, I tried but I gave up.
Scott carbon cages, they broke in two rides.
Rolf Elan, 1290 grs for clincher wheelset, I do not know if is weenie, awesome hubs but very very flexy.
You don´t stop riding when you get old, you get old when you stop riding.
I'll second Zero Gravity Brakes.
Lightweight aluminum cassetes were another great disappointment along with some of the lightweight chainrings.
I think the worst ever were the Aerolite Pedals - absolutely death to walk in and clip in and out of.
My favourite ever are the Schmolke Carbon Water Bolts I bought probably 15 years ago - I have had them on probably 10 different bikes - I just like them.
Lightweight aluminum cassetes were another great disappointment along with some of the lightweight chainrings.
I think the worst ever were the Aerolite Pedals - absolutely death to walk in and clip in and out of.
My favourite ever are the Schmolke Carbon Water Bolts I bought probably 15 years ago - I have had them on probably 10 different bikes - I just like them.
OT but answering a question, shifting is very close to OEM sometimes a slight hesitation till the next pin/ramp comes, no WW regrets with these ones
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Coffee & carbon
Coffee & carbon
Same here, I’ve had a lot of WW parts but luckily those crappy Chinese bottle cages were my only regrets.
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