Going ultralight, help identifying a 5.2kg beauty

Leviathan · 2013-08-17T10:23:24+01:00

At the exhibition at the Excel in London the other week I saw some very slender young bikes. I went round lifting them up to test the weight. I found one was 5.2kg, this produced a chortle and a certain amount of envy and avarice to get a next generation bike for myself. However I foolishly did not make a note of the manufacturer. After going from a mountain bike to a Carrera, um 'metal' bike, to a Jamis Carbon 8.5kg, even lighter and more aero has to be better right? Are we always talking in the £3k+ region for 5-6kg weights? I was thinking a graph of weight to RRP cost would identify best buys and look cool, but perhaps the internet has got there first before I do this. Can anyone suggest what this ultralight beauty might have been or similar weight bikes? And anyone comment on the stability of v. light bikes?

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August 17, 2013 at 10:23 am #19631

Leviathan

At the exhibition at the Excel in London the other week I saw some very slender young bikes. I went round lifting them up to test the weight. I found one was 5.2kg, this produced a chortle and a certain amount of envy and avarice to get a next generation bike for myself. However I foolishly did not make a note of the manufacturer. After going from a mountain bike to a Carrera, um ‘metal’ bike, to a Jamis Carbon 8.5kg, even lighter and more aero has to be better right?

Are we always talking in the £3k+ region for 5-6kg weights? I was thinking a graph of weight to RRP cost would identify best buys and look cool, but perhaps the internet has got there first before I do this. Can anyone suggest what this ultralight beauty might have been or similar weight bikes? And anyone comment on the stability of v. light bikes?
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August 17, 2013 at 10:41 am #752235
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The components on my Canyon
The components on my Canyon add up to over 3k. Frame, FFWD carbon wheels, full SRAM Red.

It’s 6.5kg or thereabouts.

Sub 6kg? I could probably shave 400g off with some hyper wheels. Another few hundred on bars etc. So, for about another £1k yes, I could get in the region of 6.

5.2kg? That’s going to cost.
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