Can you get more weight obsessed than this?

cmhill79
cmhill79 Posts: 139
edited May 2014 in Road general
OK so I've heard some obsessive ideas about reducing weight on a bike but this one has to take the cake - spoken by a "semi pro rider" whatever that means.

He doesn't over lube his chain as that is "unnecessary weight"

Nearly fell off my bike...
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  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Nothing new here, I've heard of people running their hubs without any grease.
  • term1te
    term1te Posts: 1,462
    I let the air out of my tyres to save weight. Its all marginal gains...
    The Master
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  • markhewitt1978
    markhewitt1978 Posts: 7,614
    Run 8 speed instead of 11 speed, those 3 extra cogs are slowing you down!
  • BrandonA
    BrandonA Posts: 553
    I ride naked

    If the course if flat and not too technical I might also remove my skewers.

    If its hilly then who needs a saddle?
  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    I like riding without bar tape, the savings are astronomical and you come to enjoy the direct feedback.
    My London Road
  • markhewitt1978
    markhewitt1978 Posts: 7,614
    MountainMonster wrote:
    I like riding without bar tape, the savings are astronomical and you come to enjoy the direct feedback.

    When I were a lad we used to ride without handlebars either, you lot don't know you're born!
  • CXrider
    CXrider Posts: 141
    Shaving your pubes off must take at least 1/2 second off your average speed over 20 miles.
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  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    markhewitt1978 wrote:
    MountainMonster wrote:
    I like riding without bar tape, the savings are astronomical and you come to enjoy the direct feedback.

    When I were a lad we used to ride without handlebars either, you lot don't know you're born!

    That does offer some good weight savings. Simply holding the levers for shifting and braking works well.
    My London Road
  • Nick_M
    Nick_M Posts: 58
    I always get a chuckle from seeing the newbies riding with two kidneys.
  • nweststeyn
    nweststeyn Posts: 1,574
    Nick_M wrote:
    I always get a chuckle from seeing the newbies riding with two kidneys.

    :lol::lol::lol:
  • chris_bass
    chris_bass Posts: 4,913
    this is exactly why i only ever ride a penny farthing, no chain at all, not to mention no gears as well!
    www.conjunctivitis.com - a site for sore eyes
  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    I ride with no front wheel, that shaves off a decent amount of weight.
    Scott Speedster S20 Roadie for Speed
    Specialized Hardrock MTB for Lumps
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    n+1 is well and truly on track
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  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    Amateurs. I have my skin flayed off before each ride. I've also had all my toes removed plus all fingers barring thumb and index finger (of course, here is where I envy the Shimano or SRAM user who can have their thumbs removed as well....)
    Faster than a tent.......
  • rickeverett
    rickeverett Posts: 988
    Term1te wrote:
    I let the air out of my tyres to save weight. Its all marginal gains...


    Heard a guy used Helium in his tyres too.
  • Tiesetrotter
    Tiesetrotter Posts: 432
    Always amusing to talk to the weight weenies spending fortunes on the odd 100g here or there and then upgrading to 11 speed EPS/Di groups.

    As above 8 speed and helium in your tubs.
  • The Mechanic
    The Mechanic Posts: 1,277
    Helium in your tubs sounds great but don't do more than a 25TT. Anything longer and your tyres will go flat before your get there.

    BTW, when I were a lad we drilled everything, then cut away the metal and just left the holes. Flying!
    I have only two things to say to that; Bo***cks
  • term1te
    term1te Posts: 1,462
    I extracted all the air from my frame as well, a vacuum is lighter than helium, problem was that the bike floated away when I left it untethered. But that was OK, as I walk now unencumbered by any weight of bike.
    The Master
    The Moser
    The VN
  • crescent
    crescent Posts: 1,201
    I am thinking about swapping my Specialized for a Trek - all those extra letter decals must add up.
    Bianchi ImpulsoBMC Teammachine SLR02 01Trek Domane AL3“When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. “ ~H.G. Wells Edit - "Unless it's a BMX"
  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    I have invested a fair bit of money and time in training a hamster to ride my bike, the weight savings are astronomical. It took a fair bit of ingenuity to build his wheel onto the BB but it was worth it, I'm so much quicker up hills now and I don't even have to get up off the sofa.
  • tootsie323
    tootsie323 Posts: 199
    Jogging.

    It's riding, but saving the weight of a bike...
  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    tootsie323 wrote:
    Jogging.

    It's riding, but saving the weight of a bike...

    Eww get that idea out of here!

    Jogging is for poor people who can't afford carbon bikes.
    My London Road
  • crescent
    crescent Posts: 1,201
    bompington wrote:
    I have invested a fair bit of money and time in training a hamster to ride my bike, the weight savings are astronomical. It took a fair bit of ingenuity to build his wheel onto the BB but it was worth it, I'm so much quicker up hills now and I don't even have to get up off the sofa.


    Is there any way you could make your sofa lighter?
    Bianchi ImpulsoBMC Teammachine SLR02 01Trek Domane AL3“When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. “ ~H.G. Wells Edit - "Unless it's a BMX"
  • Cannock Chase
    Cannock Chase Posts: 558
    A good fart probably releases approx 1 milligram  (1/1,000,000 kilogram or 1/1,000 gram).
    With the added bonus of a bit of directional thrust as well..!!
    I'm not getting old... I'm just using lower gears......
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  • corvus13
    corvus13 Posts: 28
    This particular thread has got to be good for the general well being and balance of this forum. No, I'm not dispensing a kidney, NO!
  • rjkflyer
    rjkflyer Posts: 85
    Nick_M wrote:
    I always get a chuckle from seeing the newbies riding with two kidneys.

    Kidneys? Way past that - my missus believed me when I said the serious pros have a testicle removed...
  • bianchimoon
    bianchimoon Posts: 3,942
    Crescent wrote:
    I am thinking about swapping my Specialized for a Trek - all those extra letter decals must add up.
    Often wondered why people rode sram instead of campagnolo or shimano :)
    All lies and jest..still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest....
  • term1te
    term1te Posts: 1,462
    How much do thoughts weigh? I might get an imaginary bike which I'll ride up very steep hills, with my imaginary friends... :cry:
    The Master
    The Moser
    The VN
  • The Mechanic
    The Mechanic Posts: 1,277
    I had my prostate removed and some limph nodes. Saved about 200g straight way. Seems to have got the Big C under control as well. Result!
    I have only two things to say to that; Bo***cks
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    bompington wrote:
    I have invested a fair bit of money and time in training a hamster to ride my bike, the weight savings are astronomical. It took a fair bit of ingenuity to build his wheel onto the BB but it was worth it, I'm so much quicker up hills now and I don't even have to get up off the sofa.

    A hamster going round your bottom bracket. Is this the latest in cycling gere?
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    It's not quite the same as being a semi-vegetarian, semi-pregnant or a semi-virgin. I can imagine a situation in which someone receives a bit of sponsorship but still has to work to get by.

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