Lightest Cyclocross Frame Set?

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sib
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by sib

The Ridley X Night SL is said to come in at 860grams for a painted size 52 (535mm top tube) frame, with a 480gram fork:
https://ridleybikes-ridley2.netdna-ssl. ... 8_V2.1.pdf

The Scott Addict CX 10 is 890 grams frame (size unknown) + 360 grams fork:
http://www.scott-japan.com/sites/defaul ... T%20CX.pdf

The Canyon Inflite SLX is 940 grams for an M frame (similar to L in other brands?) and 360 grams fork:
https://www.canyon.com/en-jp/road/infli ... f-slx.html

The Focus Mares is 920 grams for a 56cm frame + 420 grams fork:
https://road.cc/content/news/110523-foc ... -bolt-thru

Felt F FRDX is 850 grams for the frame + 400 grams fork (thanks to AndreLM):
https://www.cxmagazine.com/felt-2016-ca ... gle-ring/6

Specialized Crux is 900 grams for a 56cm frame + fork weight unknown:
https://www.specializedconceptstore.co. ... 2018-crux/

Anything lighter?
What other options am I missing at a similar weight?

It would be nice to have a thread with as many weights as possible.
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prebsy
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by prebsy

I can't contribute much as my RXC pro is a hog but in my experience I'd trust Scott to get closest to their claimed weight. CX weights balloon pretty quickly but that's from the equipment choices not the 100-200g in the frame weight.

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by liam7020

I had a Ridley cross frame a few years ago - the published weight was CONSIDERABLY lighter than the actual. Also owned a couple of Focus Mares frames, both of which were very close to the published weight.
Tarmac SL6 & Campag Record EPS https://weightweenies.starbike.com/foru ... 0&t=153968

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AndreLM
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Felt F FRDx should close to Scott weight

https://www.cxmagazine.com/felt-2016-ca ... gle-ring/6

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by northwestern

2018 Ridely X-Night Sl in size 56 actual weight is 1760 gr

https://www.competitivecyclist.com/ridl ... QxMDAxNTg=

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by Multebear

prebsy wrote:
Thu Jul 26, 2018 2:46 pm
I can't contribute much as my RXC pro is a hog but in my experience I'd trust Scott to get closest to their claimed weight. CX weights balloon pretty quickly but that's from the equipment choices not the 100-200g in the frame weight.
It's also my understanding, that this is one of the lightest ones.

sib
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by sib

A couple more framesets added (thanks AndreLM!).

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by menkar

Cannondale SuperX 2017/2018 frame is "under?" 1000g and fork 390g.

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by iflyadesk

FWIW, I bought a Specialized Crux that was steeply discounted just for its frameset because the Crux was supposedly "so much lighter" than my Santa Cruz. However, after taking home the new Crux, I was horrified by the weight. So I started taking it apart (as much as I dared on a bike I was pretty sure I would now return) and weighing everything. What was left, I estimated based on published weights (which I know is dangerous). Still... it was 485g heavier than expected. Something doesn't add up.

Specialized Santa Cruz
Wheelset
Wheels
Tires
Tubes
Cassette
Rotors
Total Wheelset 3,730 2,420
Seatpost + Saddle 620 318
Handlebars 300* 170
Handlebar tape 80* 80
Brake levers, cables, fluid, calipers 886* 701
Front Derailleur 95* 0
Rear Derailleur 225* 272
Chain 257* 245
Crankset 800* 472
BB 138* 120
Axles 69 74
Stem 135* 135
Power Meter 0 65
Frame 900* 1,050
Fork 400* 575
Headset 50* 50
Hardware 30* 30
Expected total 8,715 6,777
Unexplained 485 20
Actual Weight 9,200 6,797

*estimates
2023 SW Epic Evo 9.9kg

Retired: 2022 Tarmac SL7 7.0kg | 2022 Crux 6.6kg | 2020 Crestone 11.7kg | 2021 Epic 10.0kg | 2022 Ripmo 14.0kg | 2015 Propel Advanced SL 7.0kg | 2018 Stigmata 6.8kg | 2018 Madone 7.1kg | 2018 Aeroad Disc 7.1kg | Switch SS 5.9kg

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