My Kestrel 500 EMS road bike.

synchronicity

Here's my main light bike steed:











I am a Materials Scientist by trade and wanted to avoid steel wherever possible. As you can see, I went for the radical organic look.

drkawaszelong

oh. wow.

drkawaszelong

and i forgot, how light?

Robert456

I'd like to know some more about that frame design, is it UCI legal, if not why not a single beam rather than top and down tubes?

amaferanga

That is one fugly bike :shock:

leeroy72

Looks like something snapped....definitely radical..you must have long legs too. 8)

synchronicity

Robert456 wrote:

I'd like to know some more about that frame design, is it UCI legal, if not why not a single beam rather than top and down tubes?

That design leads to seat bobbing up & down. No way is it UCI legal, but then I don't race so I can ride whatever I want.

When it had a set of Zipp 303s it weighed 6.2kg:



Model: Kestrel 500EMS. (Weights)

Bar Tape: none 0
Bottle Cage: B-T-P carbon 16
Bottle Cage Bolts: carbon screws 4
Bottom Bracket: Phil Wood Titanium + alloy cup 146
Rear Brakes: Mavic SSC 154
Front Brakes: Mavic SSC 158
Cables: Vertebrae ceramic housing 120
Cassette: Campagnolo Record 11-21 174
Chain: Campagnolo Record Ultra 254
Crankset: Campagnolo Record Carbon 175mm 530
--Arms: Campagnolo Record 0
--Crank Bolts: SRP Ti 16
--Ring bolts: Campagnolo Record 0
--Outer Ring: Campagnolo Record 0
--Middle Ring: Campagnolo Record 0
Derlr (Front) Campagnolo Record 69
Derlr (Rear) Campagnolo Record 187
Fork: Look HSC 3 650c 1" 360
Frame: Kestrel 500EMS clear weave, 57 1357
Handlebar: TTT biomorphe carbon 227
Headset: Tiso Joe Magnesium 1" 62
Headset Cap/Bolt: Tiso Joe Magnesium 1" 0
Headset Spacer: Carbon 10
Pedals: Speedplay X1 150
Quick Releases: Control Tech Titanium 46
Seat Binder: Kestrel (included in frame wei 0
Seat: Selle Italia Teknologika 99
Seatpost: Deda Black stick Magnesium hea 145
Shifters: Campagnolo Record Carbon 342
Stem: Deda MAG 61 107
Tire (Front) Continental competition tubula 215
Tire (Rear): Continental competition tubula 215
Tubes: 0
Wheelset (Front): 0
Wheelset (Rear): 0
Wheelset: ZIP 303 Tubular 650c 1069

The zipps ended up being sold as coathangars. They were just not safe to ride down steep streets here in Tenerife. :shock:

So now it has a heavier wheelset, but it's getting some new brake TRP 970SL calipers soon, should end up around 6.5kg I hope. The RD, chain, cassette and ergos are 11 speed so those parts should be a bit lighter than the 10 speed versions stated above I expect...

Robert456

So the seattube is missing in order to make a more compliant frame, interesting design. How about lateral stiffness, I suppose with carbon that can be accomodated for?

Anonymous

Sorry mate, I think its 'orrible.

EV!lution

i like it,

its diffrent bet u get some strange looks on it

chris281192

definitely the most stunning bike on here. not necessarily pretty, but definitely the most amazing, love it!

openingsound

absolutely gorgeous. what year is it and when/where did you find it?

rick_chasey

How much flex is there?