weight weenies go nuts with carbon-p0rn

"flyingdutch" wrote in message ...

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http://www.thm-carbones.de/english/
http://www.poshbikes.com

"the Clavicula crank system has successfully completed all static load
tests. To increase the safety margin even more we had to increase the weight
of the whole system slightly to 420 g (0.9 lbs)"....

read as: "During testing we snapped it into little bits - so we've had to
make it a little stronger"

Quoted message said:

F"could shave a few grams off himself"Dutch

That was my project for the last 6 months... and my plan to look and climb
like Rasmussen is well underway 🙂
.... focus is now on getting a lighter bike - which is only 3hrs away (not
that I am counting!)...

cheers,
GPL

GPLama said:

.... focus is now on getting a lighter bike - which is only 3hrs away (not that I am counting!)...

cheers,
GPL

WTF????

come on. spill yer guts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"flyingdutch" wrote in message ...

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WTF????

come on. spill yer guts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lips are almost sealed.. the previous Kangaroo Ground king may have been
leaked some detail, and another BR rider with white specks on his hands may
know the goss....

I'm hoping for fine weather this Sunday 🙂

cheers,
GPL
:sticking to brands I can pronounce: 😉

GPLama said:

Lips are almost sealed.. the previous Kangaroo Ground king may have been leaked some detail, and another BR rider with white specks on his hands may know the goss....

I'm hoping for fine weather this Sunday 🙂

cheers,
GPL
:sticking to brands I can pronounce: 😉

Cmon ess and JayWoo. we want clues

Pronounce? GIANT?

flyingdutch said:

carbon dura-ace-style for only 420g
Scapula SP fork which at just 260g with an uncut steerer
Phoenix saddle weighing between 47 to 59grams
seatpost the Daedalus – a road specific layback post weighing between 89g and 119g
Ax brake range. The Orion (single pillar on cable mount) at just 48g (front) 47g (rear)

http://www.thm-carbones.de/english/
http://www.poshbikes.com

go nuts. go broke!!!!!!!!!!!

F"could shave a few grams off himself"Dutch

Never trust a bike component that has a rider weight limit. Climbing gear has to have safe working loads marked on it, but it is usually upwards of 2,000 (lbs/kg?) which overall, seems fairly reasonable compared to some bike components which have a 75 kg (or thereabouts) limit!

Steve(2,000 kg limit)A

SteveA said:

Never trust a bike component that has a rider weight limit. Climbing gear has to have safe working loads marked on it, but it is usually upwards of 2,000 (lbs/kg?) which overall, seems fairly reasonable compared to some bike components which have a 75 kg (or thereabouts) limit!

Steve(2,000 kg limit)A

Climbing gear needs to take a much larger dynamic load, ie. if you fall on it your effective weight will be instantaneously multipled by the effect of gravity!

flyingdutch said:

Cmon ess and JayWoo. we want clues

Maybe.... maybe not.... ;D |)

Jay Woo said:

flyingdutch said:

Cmon ess and JayWoo. we want clues

Maybe.... maybe not.... ;D |)

This brand of pushie has been seen at a BR before...

Jay Woo said:

Jay Woo said:

flyingdutch said:

Cmon ess and JayWoo. we want clues

Maybe.... maybe not.... ;D |)

This brand of pushie has been seen at a BR before...

One of the teams in this years TdF ride em'...

Jay Woo said:

Jay Woo said:

flyingdutch said:

Cmon ess and JayWoo. we want clues

Maybe.... maybe not.... ;D |)

This brand of pushie has been seen at a BR before...

Well that rules out Trek, but not much else.

DaveB

PiledHigher said:

Climbing gear needs to take a much larger dynamic load, ie. if you fall on it your effective weight will be instantaneously multipled by the effect of gravity!

damn! where can i buy more gravity??? 🙄

F"gravitationally-challenged"Dutch

PiledHigher said:

SteveA said:

Never trust a bike component that has a rider weight limit. Climbing
gear has to have safe working loads marked on it, but it is usually
upwards of 2,000 (lbs/kg?) which overall, seems fairly reasonable
compared to some bike components which have a 75 kg (or thereabouts)
limit!

Steve(2,000 kg limit)A

Climbing gear needs to take a much larger dynamic load, ie. if you fall
on it your effective weight will be instantaneously multipled by the
effect of gravity!

Mittigated by the stretch in the rope - climbing rope ain't
static 🙂

quote='Jay Woo'Jay Woo said:

Jay Woo said:

flyingdutch said:

Cmon ess and JayWoo. we want clues

Maybe.... maybe not.... ;D |)

This brand of pushie has been seen at a BR before...

One of the teams in this years TdF ride em'...[/QUOTE]

Im stickin with GIANT, goin by the bargains about at the moment... Oui?

Carl Brewer said:

On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 14:05:14 +1000, PiledHigher

Quoted message said:

SteveA said:

Never trust a bike component that has a rider weight limit. Climbing
gear has to have safe working loads marked on it, but it is usually
upwards of 2,000 (lbs/kg?) which overall, seems fairly reasonable
compared to some bike components which have a 75 kg (or thereabouts)
limit!

Steve(2,000 kg limit)A

Climbing gear needs to take a much larger dynamic load, ie. if you fall
on it your effective weight will be instantaneously multipled by the
effect of gravity!

Mittigated by the stretch in the rope - climbing rope ain't
static 🙂

A user weight limit makes more sense, a 2000 kg rope is designed for one 100kg person not 20x100kg people.

Why not buy weight limited stuff (if you are under the limit), if you were a 45kg female do you need a set of cranks that are stroing enough (and heavy enough for a 125kg male, I think not).

As to the UCI weight rule (which has a similar effect), I think it would make more sense in that space to work towards load/strain rules that need to be met.

That said the flow down effect of the weight rule may be better/lighter/cheaper power sensors for all as they can be put on pro bikes within the weight limit.

"flyingdutch" wrote in message ...

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

This brand of pushie has been seen at a BR before...

One of the teams in this years TdF ride em'...

Im stickin with GIANT, goin by the bargains about at the moment... Oui?

Hint: It fits in the boot of my car.. with the wheels off of course... and
even comes in my colours - black and blue....

cheers,
GPL

GPLama said:

Hint: It fits in the boot of my car.. with the wheels off of course... and
even comes in my colours - black and blue....

cheers,
GPL

stop being obtuse, man!!!

Its a bike, right?

hmmm. black and blue... boot of car...

you been pickin up hitchhikers again?

F"poor taste"Dutch

GPLama said:

Hint: It fits in the boot of my car.. and
even comes in my colours - black and blue....

A bruised beaten dead body?

flyingdutch said:

Jay Woo said:

Jay Woo said:

Jay Woo wrote:
> flyingdutch wrote:
>
> > Cmon ess and JayWoo. we want clues
>
> Maybe.... maybe not.... ;D |)

This brand of pushie has been seen at a BR before...

One of the teams in this years TdF ride em'...

Im stickin with GIANT, goin by the bargains about at the moment... Oui?

Geez! are you insinuating that GPL in a tight wod?!... ;D

PiledHigher said:

A bruised beaten dead body?

Piled"great minds think alike"Higher