Calling bling-addicts...

greg66_tri_v2.0
greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
edited April 2009 in Commuting chat
You know who you are.

Who wants a super light, carbon fibre, $875* set of brakes?

Bling, bling bling.

Makes a Record bottle cage look humdrum.

*The article seems to have been superseded by the 0G website

Add them to this £800 bad boyand you've got a right proper bike for a Sunday ride!
Swim. Bike. Run. Yeah. That's what I used to do.

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  • spasypaddy
    spasypaddy Posts: 5,180
    they are stunning, i'll have two sets!
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    Look 695 (Geared) - FCN 1
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  • antfly
    antfly Posts: 3,276
    Some people have definately got too much money if that`s what they are spending it on.
    Smarter than the average bear.
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    How light to brakes actually have to be? Surely more weight can be saved by drilling holes in your cranks?
    Rotor_proto_crankarm_side_view.jpg
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Always Tyred wrote:
    How light to brakes actually have to be? Surely more weight can be saved by drilling holes in your cranks?
    Rotor_proto_crankarm_side_view.jpg

    Those holes must be a right PITA to clean after a wet ride.
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • Rich158
    Rich158 Posts: 2,348
    Why not add a new rear mech while you're at it

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Lightweight_RD_-_Rear_Derailleur/5360040339/

    I'm sure it's worth every penny :shock: :shock: :shock:

    Edit, should have checked the OP :roll:
    pain is temporary, the glory of beating your mates to the top of the hill lasts forever.....................

    Revised FCN - 2
  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    cjcp wrote:
    Always Tyred wrote:
    How light to brakes actually have to be? Surely more weight can be saved by drilling holes in your cranks?
    Rotor_proto_crankarm_side_view.jpg

    Those holes must be a right PITA to clean after a wet ride.
    Wet ride? WET RIDE? On the good bike? gah!

    Mr66, you still thinking about those Q rotors? Some of the more powerful guys on Cervelo TT have swapped them out for stiffer cranks. The Q boffins are said to be working on a new version...
    Edit: Oh, and what are those cages on Bike 1?
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    JonGinge wrote:
    Edit: Oh, and what are those cages on Bike 1?

    Aren't they imitations he picked up bargain much cheapness off ebay?
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    cjcp wrote:
    JonGinge wrote:
    Edit: Oh, and what are those cages on Bike 1?

    Aren't they imitations he picked up bargain much cheapness off ebay?
    25% cheaper than the high street. Honest.
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Oh God I want a pair of custom coloured Zero G brakes. But I accept that they are a step too far, even for me. :cry:
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    jashburnham wrote:
    Oh God I want a pair of custom coloured Zero G brakes. But I accept that they are a step too far, even for me. :cry:

    Treat yourself. You deserve it, you've worked hard this week, they'll make you faster.

    Doooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.
    :wink:
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Well out of my price range sadly!
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Always Tyred wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    JonGinge wrote:
    Edit: Oh, and what are those cages on Bike 1?

    Aren't they imitations he picked up bargain much cheapness off ebay?
    25% cheaper than the high street. Honest.

    Quite. I looked for some second hand front and rear mechs for the commuter recently. Once you add postage, might as well buy a new one. If you're a member of cycling club, you're better off seeing if one of your club mates can sell you one cheaply.
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    JonGinge wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    Always Tyred wrote:
    How light to brakes actually have to be? Surely more weight can be saved by drilling holes in your cranks?
    Rotor_proto_crankarm_side_view.jpg

    Those holes must be a right PITA to clean after a wet ride.
    Wet ride? WET RIDE? On the good bike? gah!

    Mr66, you still thinking about those Q rotors? Some of the more powerful guys on Cervelo TT have swapped them out for stiffer cranks. The Q boffins are said to be working on a new version...
    Edit: Oh, and what are those cages on Bike 1?

    Yep - that photo, if I'm not mistaken - is the tuned version of the Rotor Agilis cranks Carlos Sastre is using with his Q rings. Maybe he's sufficiently light that he doesn't need to be a crank-bender, but looking at them compared to my Campy carbon cranks, there's a whole hell of a lot more material in the Campy cranks, and I can't believe it's all just ballast.
    Swim. Bike. Run. Yeah. That's what I used to do.

    Bike 1
    Bike 2-A
  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    Always Tyred wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    JonGinge wrote:
    Edit: Oh, and what are those cages on Bike 1?

    Aren't they imitations he picked up bargain much cheapness off ebay?
    25% cheaper than the high street. Honest.

    Guilty as charged. Cheap knock-offs for me.
    Swim. Bike. Run. Yeah. That's what I used to do.

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    Bike 2-A
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech/2009/pr ... testeam_s3
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    cjcp wrote:
    jashburnham wrote:
    Oh God I want a pair of custom coloured Zero G brakes. But I accept that they are a step too far, even for me. :cry:

    Treat yourself. You deserve it, you've worked hard this week, they'll make you faster.

    Doooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.
    :wink:


    :D:D:D In ways you can't imagine! ZGs don't have the best rep for stopping power (and Negative Gs are supposed to be even worse).

    Kind of what I'm looking for in a brake, stopping power.
    Swim. Bike. Run. Yeah. That's what I used to do.

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    Bike 2-A
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Aaahahhaa! Fab!

    *goes off looking for credit card*

    But seriously. That's insane! This is weight saving gone mad... I've just eaten 2 slices of toast, that must weigh nearly 40g...

    I'm going to go and drill holes in my bike.
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    Suits you?
    albin1.jpg
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  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Aaahahhaa! Fab!

    *goes off looking for credit card*

    Stand easy, retailers. Salvation is at hand. :D:D
    Swim. Bike. Run. Yeah. That's what I used to do.

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  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    I don't know about anyone else but brakes are something I'm not too desperate to shave weight from :?
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  • bratboy
    bratboy Posts: 82
    after bike bling, then take a look at the Lightweight Rear mech - only £800, handcrafted carbon and ti and less than 120g

    lightweight-rearmech-zoom.jpg

    or for the ultimate upgrade a set of Token Carbon Tiramic jokey wheels at £90 and 13.6g

    token-tk170-med.jpg

    :lol::lol:
    SC61.10a: FCN 3, with clip-on guards for winter
    Uncle John: FCN ?? knobblies, or 'fat' slicks n guards

    If you haven't tried these things, you should.
    These things are fun, and fun is good.
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    I'd happily wear one of those jockey wheels on a chain around my neck, and use the other as a belt buckle.
  • bratboy
    bratboy Posts: 82
    and instead of lots of little holes merge them all together and have one big one in the crank arms, like the old Stronglight Pulsion chanset...610g

    562-1628-main-pulsionactivlink-2.jpg
    SC61.10a: FCN 3, with clip-on guards for winter
    Uncle John: FCN ?? knobblies, or 'fat' slicks n guards

    If you haven't tried these things, you should.
    These things are fun, and fun is good.
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    I used to own a pair of those jockey wheels, forgot to replace them with the stock ones before I sold the bike! Still narked about that!
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    jashburnham wrote:
    I used to own a pair of those jockey wheels, forgot to replace them with the stock ones before I sold the bike! Still narked about that!

    I've just figured it out - you are an MP and they were a legitimate travel expense. It was also legitimate to claim for that £200 chrome plated toaster from John Lewis.
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Always Tyred wrote:
    jashburnham wrote:
    I used to own a pair of those jockey wheels, forgot to replace them with the stock ones before I sold the bike! Still narked about that!

    I've just figured it out - you are an MP and they were a legitimate travel expense. It was also legitimate to claim for that £200 chrome plated toaster from John Lewis.

    :lol: If I were an MP I'd have arranged an "information gathering" visit to Pinarello's HQ and bought in bulk (with taxpayer money natch). Can a bike be classed as a second home I wonder?
  • snooks
    snooks Posts: 1,521
    This is starting to sound like weight watchers.....

    If you want to be a retro weight weenie, here the place for you... http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=18

    Abandon hope all who enter!
    :twisted:
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  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    snooks wrote:
    This is starting to sound like weight watchers.....

    If you want to be a retro weight weenie, here the place for you... http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=18

    Abandon hope all who enter!
    :twisted:
    OMG, its pretty desperate in there.

    I wonder, do they make sure they eat a lot of bran several hours before going on a ride? There's scope for a new product there - Powerbar Colon Blow. Gives you a burst of energy and a burst of propulsion.
  • snooks
    snooks Posts: 1,521
    It's like when you see a fat club on TV

    "Well done Maureen, you've lost 1lb"

    If she'd been to the bog before hand she's have lost 2! :D

    You can always spot a weight weenie, cos if you go to check the weight of their bike they'll remove the water bottle first ;)
    FCN:5, 8 & 9
    If I'm not riding I'm shooting http://grahamsnook.com
    THE Game
    Watch out for HGVs
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    snooks wrote:
    It's like when you see a fat club on TV

    "Well done Maureen, you've lost 1lb"

    If she'd been to the bog before hand she's have lost 2! :D

    You can always spot a weight weenie, cos if you go to check the weight of their bike they'll remove the water bottle first ;)
    Incorrect - there will be no bottle cage and the bolts in the frame will be titanium.

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