Worlds lightest Bottle Cage

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  • Wirral_paul
    Wirral_paul Posts: 2,476
    Excellent ^^ news - another 30 or 40g saved :lol:

    Let all the air out of your tyres. As Hydrogen and Helium are lighter than air, you'd save even more weight by simply running nothing in them. Watch out for rolling the tyre off the rim on the corners though
  • BillyMansell
    BillyMansell Posts: 817
    As the OP is full of hot air then that must surely provide some lift?

    Also, anyone with half brain would know many of the suggestions here are ridiculous, so if the OP was to follow them then they clearly have less than half a brain therefore saving several hundred grams more.
  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    We're missing the big picture here people - ditch the bike altogether and run, that saves almost the weight of a whole bike!
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  • Herbsman
    Herbsman Posts: 2,029
    DesWeller wrote:
    We're missing the big picture here people - ditch the bike altogether and run, that saves almost the weight of a whole bike!
    I was thinking exactly the same thing last night. Perhaps we could become business partners and sell this as a weight saving product
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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Was that circumcision, the snip or a full-on sexual re-orientation?
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  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    Try these carbon bolts :D

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  • springtide9
    springtide9 Posts: 1,731
    Why carry fluids in the first place?
    I'm sure there are plenty of shops on your rides - so just carry paper notes and drop any coinage change into the charity box?
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  • PeakRider91
    PeakRider91 Posts: 62
    Better yet write an IOU at the shop and carry nothing.
  • snoopsmydogg
    snoopsmydogg Posts: 1,110
    or drink your own p*ss then you can almost guarantee you wont be taking on extra weight
  • declan1
    declan1 Posts: 2,470
    I just wasted at least 5 minutes of my time reading this whole thread. I am most annoyed.

    OT: Can't you just strap on the bottles with elastic bands? That'll save some weight ;)

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    I have no idea what's going on here.
  • PeakRider91
    PeakRider91 Posts: 62
    Decided not to run bottles now too much weight.
  • cycleclinic
    cycleclinic Posts: 6,865
    No one has mentioned that ti bolts weight more than alloy ones of the same length and width.
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  • PeakRider91
    PeakRider91 Posts: 62
    How are ti heavier the alloy?
  • ben@31
    ben@31 Posts: 2,327
    - Cut all labels out of your clothing.

    - Remove all paint and transfers from your bike.

    Saved yet another gram.
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  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    PeakRider91 wrote:
    How are ti heavier the alloy?

    Because titanium is heavier than aliminium.
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  • drlodge
    drlodge Posts: 4,826
    ben@31 wrote:
    - Cut all labels out of your clothing.

    - Remove all paint and transfers from your bike.

    Saved yet another gram.

    May be the OP already has a 953 frame without the need for paint or stickers :D
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  • lawrences
    lawrences Posts: 1,011
    PeakRider91 wrote:
    Is it possible to put helium in your inner tubes or tubeless tyres?

    No, It's less dense so you would just have to put more in to achieve the same pressure. resulting in you wasting alot of money on helium.

    You could fill the frame with it though.
  • seanorawe
    seanorawe Posts: 950
    I find that if you eat a whole jar of Jalapeno peppers the night before your ride, your stomach will pretty much reject everyting you put in it. Your bum hole will work overtime, but your body will hold on to some nutrients while discarding everything else in liquid form.
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  • lancj1
    lancj1 Posts: 38
    Your bike has a seat ? Man up for gods sake
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  • Mark Elvin
    Mark Elvin Posts: 997
    PeakRider91 wrote:
    I have just bought x2 Tune Skyline Carbon Bottle Cages at 5g each, my plan is to take my nano drill and shed the weight of them to at least 3g each or possibly less, I feel that the alloy bolts that come with them are just excessive weight.

    Could anyone recommend any hollow plastic, ti ect bolts that are lighter?

    Also do you think I could get away with just having one bolt in each cage really tight?

    Thanks for the help

    But that will cut through the fibres, destroying the integrity, I wouldn't bother.
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  • Mark Alexander
    Mark Alexander Posts: 2,277
    adam0bmx0 wrote:
    I've had my appendix removed, must have saved a good few grams there!
    remove testicles and appendages? I have my tonsils? is that a bad idea.

    You must be a tester! swap that 12-25 for a 11-21.
    Don't donate your organs, sell them so you can buy more carbon. Don't put the cash in ypur pocket though!
    Get rid of the bottles and cages. Surely dehydration means you're lighter?
    Don't forget to pick your nose!

    Here's a thought... You could get a life but aren't they heavy? :D
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  • plowmar
    plowmar Posts: 1,032
    Team47B wrote
    Nitrus oxide?

    Naah you're havin' a laff. :lol:
  • southdownswolf
    southdownswolf Posts: 1,525
    If you were to drill holes into the rear/back of the tubes on the frame, surely this would reduce weight without affecting aerodynamics?
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  • nickel
    nickel Posts: 476
    This thread is a lie. I own the world's lightest bottle cage, it's called my jersey pocket.
  • Wirral_paul
    Wirral_paul Posts: 2,476
    Nickel wrote:
    This thread is a lie. I own the world's lightest bottle cage, it's called my jersey pocket.

    How much does your pocket weight then?? If you had no pocket then i bet your jersey would be more than 5g lighter :P :P
  • liquor box
    liquor box Posts: 184
    Nickel wrote:
    This thread is a lie. I own the world's lightest bottle cage, it's called my jersey pocket.
    A jersey weighs too much, body paint is a lot lighter but a painted chamois does not stop the chafing
  • ben@31
    ben@31 Posts: 2,327
    Mark Alexander wrote:
    adam0bmx0 wrote:
    I've had my appendix removed, must have saved a good few grams there!
    remove testicles and appendages?

    This must work, look at Lance Armstrong. 7 Tour de France wins on the trot ain't bad.
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  • liquor box
    liquor box Posts: 184
    http://www.thegearcaster.com/the_gearcaster/2012/07/petzl-sirocco-climbing-helmet.html
    If you must wear a helmet then this might be the UGLY go
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  • PeakRider91
    PeakRider91 Posts: 62
    Body paint is too heavy join a nudist club, and helmets are just unnecessary weight.
  • simon_masterson
    simon_masterson Posts: 2,740
    We're forgetting that most of the bike is redundant anyway. Get a unicycle.

    And why on earth do you have pedals and cranks? Beans for energy, flatulence for propulsion. Belch violently for braking.
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