Joe Norledge's 5.1kg Trek Emonda

rwoofer
rwoofer Posts: 222
edited February 2019 in Road general
I refuse to use Disqus, so thought I would post here. Anyone hazard a guess at how much his hill climb bike cost?

Does sound like a money no object project.

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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,533
    But why a back brake?! Surely he is missing a trick there.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,833
    Pinno wrote:
    But why a back brake?! Surely he is missing a trick there.

    That's what Alliston thought...
  • MiddleRinger
    MiddleRinger Posts: 678
    Pinno wrote:
    But why a back brake?! Surely he is missing a trick there.
    Probably a CTT or BC ruling about needing it for racing. Although the article also says he used the bike for all his training (with different wheels) so I guess out on the roads having both brakes is quite handy!


    "...direct mount brakes, which come in a few grams heavier, but I was more than happy to sacrifice some weight for the improved stopping power that direct mount brakes bring."

    Because stopping power is important when smashing yourself up a hill at full gas! :lol:
    ~ ~ How fast is fast enough? ~ ~ ~ ~ Tempo Cyclist - Tasmania ~ ~
  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    edited February 2019
    I built up a weight weenie bike a few years back and at around 5.8kg it was like trying to ride a bag of mad cats. The handling was so skittish. I bet this is not the best fun on normal rides. Perfect for the balls out uphills it was designed for, but try getting out the saddle on the flat and it’ll be in a ditch*.



    *Slight exaggeration.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    rwoofer wrote:
    I refuse to use Disqus, so thought I would post here. Anyone hazard a guess at how much his hill climb bike cost?

    Does sound like a money no object project.

    all depends where he bought he bits from and how ingenious he is.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • joey54321
    joey54321 Posts: 1,297
    I believe a legal bike is in the rules for both BC and CTT, which requires two working brakes. In the case of a fixed gear the gear itself counts as one which is why fixed bikes can 'get away' with just the front brake.
  • photonic69
    photonic69 Posts: 2,982
    MiddleRinger wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    But why a back brake?! Surely he is missing a trick there.


    Because stopping power is important when smashing yourself up a hill at full gas! :lol:

    Because when you are training for hill climbing what goes up must come down.....

    Descending most hills that are worthwhile training on usually require good stopping power on the way down.


    Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.

  • chippyk
    chippyk Posts: 529
    Pinno wrote:
    But why a back brake?! Surely he is missing a trick there.

    Snap a cable on a steep descent and the second brake might be useful.
  • haydenm
    haydenm Posts: 2,997
    thegreatdivide wrote:
    I built up a weight weenie bike a few years back and at around 5.8kg it was like trying to ride a bag of mad cats. The handling was so skittish. I bet this is not the best fun on normal rides. Perfect for the balls out uphills it was designed for, but try getting out the saddle on the flat and it’ll be in a ditch*.



    *Slight exaggeration.

    Was that due to the weight specifically or the flex? Would be interesting as I've never ridden a bike anywhere near that light
  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    Nah, flex wasn't really an issue for me as I'm not a heavy rider and I'm not putting out monster sprinter watts, but if I got out of the saddle and sprinted on the flat* I could regularly feel the back wheel getting uncomfortably twitchy. The general ride quality just wasn't as pleasant as my 'normal' bikes that weighed in the 6.8/7kg range.

    As per the guy in the article, I built mine for the local club hill climb TTs, but ended up selling or distributing the weenie bits to other bikes so they all came in roughly the same weight.

    *Weirdly it never felt skittish on the hills when out of the saddle, although I never rode a wet hill TT.
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Why is it covered in paint? Massive waste of weight there.
    Also does Schmolke make a bullhorn bar? That would save a few grams.

    Also (genuine question) whats the point of a PM with no head unit? (it says computer : N/A)

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