Planet X bits arrived.... weights.

hopper1
hopper1 Posts: 4,389
edited December 2009 in Road buying advice
They're kitchen scales, it's not rocket science... You can't sue me for lible! :shock:
Planet X Ti Sticks QR's...
Rear
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Front
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Ultralight CNC Brakes.
Front
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Rear
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'Free' (if you bought the brakes) Ti/Alloy QR's...
Front
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Rear
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:wink:
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Comments

  • TornadoTom
    TornadoTom Posts: 129
    Nice, I may get some of those Carbon/Ti skewers.
  • Team Banana Spokesman
    Team Banana Spokesman Posts: 538
    Save more grams by ditching the skewer springs and cutting down the length of the bolts at the top of the brakes.

    Not needed IMO.
  • rake
    rake Posts: 3,204
    shorten that carbon lever a bit and take the pads back a bit. rubber surprisingly heavy.
  • dave_oc
    dave_oc Posts: 46
    Nice scales :)
  • Bhima
    Bhima Posts: 2,145
    I know a few weight weenies. One guy only has a front brake, no back one. He even got rid of the STI for the rear brake and put on a downtube shifter instead. Someone else stripped off all the pain on his stem, cut the bolts down and trimmed the ends of his drops to shorten them. He also has only one bottle cage, attatched using only one bolt and some tape to compensate. :roll:

    Some people take this waaaay too far. :shock:
  • giner1961
    giner1961 Posts: 135
    I have to say i like it when you can save weight with quality items, but do not forget weight needs to be saved on anything that spins on a bike rotational weight etc. i always pay extra for light weight innertubes & tyres. top Planet X bits as usual top buy
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Best way to shed weight on the bike is ti shed weight on the rider.


    If anything it SAVES you money on food. :)


    Really like the fancy skewers and they are a great price for the weight. Had those brakes in the past too - quality item.
  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    Pokerface wrote:
    Best way to shed weight on the bike is ti shed weight on the rider.


    well said...

    I've lost 7lbs off the combined weight of bike and rider in the last few weeks - and it hasn't cost me a penny....only another 14lbs to go before the start of next season...
  • Buckled_Rims
    Buckled_Rims Posts: 1,648
    Still got some way to go to catch this featherweight...

    http://www.twitvid.com/0A4D8
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  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    djbarren wrote:
    djbarren wrote:
    I weighed the QR's
    old front 84g new front 44g
    old rear 89g new rear 48g

    thus saving me 80g

    calipers as per planet x 205g on the nose.

    fitted calipers today, the old 105's wieghed in at 360g's so for 99 quid my total wieght saving is 235g as I saved 155g alone with the calipers, not bad :D

    If you spent another £30 on Ti Sticks QR's, you'd have saved another 45g :wink:
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  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    Bhima wrote:
    I know a few weight weenies. One guy only has a front brake, no back one. He even got rid of the STI for the rear brake and put on a downtube shifter instead. Someone else stripped off all the pain on his stem, cut the bolts down and trimmed the ends of his drops to shorten them. He also has only one bottle cage, attatched using only one bolt and some tape to compensate. :roll:

    Some people take this waaaay too far. :shock:

    Bhima, sure these are friends, and not just you chucking ideas out there, to gauge reactions!?... :wink:

    You could also suggest your friends visit their dentists to have their fillings removed :shock:
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  • Bhima
    Bhima Posts: 2,145
    Yeah, they are good friends, one being a tr*athlete, I try not to be seen with him though. :wink:

    I've heard all the weight-saving jokes imaginable from such people, like cutting toenails to reduce rotational weight and having a haircut before a big race. My favourite quote from a weight weenie is "castration will save me 2 watts at 25mph - i'll prove it to you one day". :lol:
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    djbarren wrote:
    hopper1 wrote:

    If you spent another £30 on Ti Sticks QR's, you'd have saved another 45g :wink:

    Do not tempt me, they look amazing.

    I'm sure Santa wont mind swinging by your house one more time... :wink:
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  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    djbarren wrote:
    red ones out of stock :cry:

    LOL! :lol:
    You're as bad as me for being easily tempted... :wink:

    That is a real bummer, though. :cry:
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  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    Was that a Thoork saddle?
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  • TornadoTom
    TornadoTom Posts: 129
    djbarren wrote:
    Fitted new saddle today old one weighed in at 380g's the new one 140g's thus saving me 240g's

    If that's the Thoork's actual weight I'd like to see pictures on a scale, everyone I've seen has not been 140g - more like 150g in reality
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    I just fitted my new skewers and Ultralight CNC brakeset.
    The SRAM Force I removed weighed 285g, compared to the 205g for the CNC brakes.
    A bit of faffing about with the set up... No destructions!
    Will need a nice dry day, to put the bike on the road and check all is well, then.
    It was the first time I've touched my 'Best' bike since October... Wow! It feels so light, I just wanted to take it out, then and there! :shock:
    I may stick a couple of photos up, later, when I have time.
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