The folks at the German Carbon Group, which includes THM Carbones and Schmolke, put together this specimen to show just how light they could make a fully functioning road bike. By ‘fully functioning’, I guess they mean rideable by whippets – lots of carbon gear has load limits a whole medium-sized child under my weight, and I’m guessing this beauty is no exception. The saddle puts you in mind of the Yellow Pages ads of old, and you’ll have to make do with 12 (closely spaced) gears as that’s the limit of the diminuitive rear mech. The spec chart next to the bike showed all-in weight as 2967g, even taking into account the weight of the bearing grease and the air in the tyres. Not a very practical workhorse, and we’ve seen lots of the components before, but hats off – sub 3kg is some job. 
German Carbon Group – a full road bike at under 3kg?
First Published: Sep 4, 2008
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Shame on you Lancaster Police, but then that is what others here have been saying for a long time Rather unfair! I doubt if Lancaster police are any worse than the great mass of the rest of Lancashire Constabulary
Apart from the ~200 spaces at the shopping centre at the end of the road. And a whole load more at the Morrisons about two minutes walk away. Other than that, nowhere at all...
DRIVERS OF HGVS
Would there have such uproar or would this be have made the news if it didn't involve a bike lane? Presumably the other road works would have happened anyway but seen as a minor inconvenience. But cyclists.
"Specialist Met Police units that investigate fatal collisions involving DRIVER OF HGV’s and London buses..."
It's well known that innocent bystanders, and the driver of the vehicle veering off the road and into them, have equal culpability.
This is interesting (that most reports come from cyclists) as I thought CyclingMikey said that the majority of dangerous driving reports are from other drivers. Not sure if he meant for the Met police (London) or country wide. So it would be good to get countrywide stats and breakdowns.
Right. And you're supposed to do what, exactly, when you spot someone driving straight at you?
It's not really even taxpayers money. Calling it that is part of the continued attempt by the right to frame public finances in the same way as personal finances in order to persuade people to support spending cuts.
3 thoughts on “German Carbon Group – a full road bike at under 3kg?”
I could snap that with a hard
I could snap that with a hard look.
Scary….
It is actually somebody’s bike
Not sure how often he rides it though…
With two 750cc water bottles
With two 750cc water bottles on board it would add 50% to the weight. Not suitable to Lake District passes in November me thinks – unless you like kite flying.