I weighed my bike at the LBS the other day, and was disappointed with the results. It weighed 19.9lbs with 2 cages, and pedals. Basically it was race weight minus bottles. I was thinking I could make some improvements upon that and figured out a way to get the bike down to 15.7lbs with replacing allot of parts. First standouts were the wheels, and crankset. My wheels are 2025g a set. So a 1300g gram set would be my biggest win. Then the crankset. It is an old 2001 Ultegra Triple going to a modern crankset and BB would be from 1007total on mine to 660 for a FSA K Force Light. That would be the other big gain, then it was just 100 grams here 200 there, and what not. Those of you who did the math know I am talking 1062g or 2.35lbs just from crankset, and wheels so those might definitly be worth it. I think I would keep the old wheels, and use them to train on, and only use the new wheels for races.
I have been wanting a Cervelo Soloist Carbon for sometime, and was thinking of just buying one of those, but then I realized my current frame has 200g on the Cervelo. Basically with just wheels, and a crank I would be a pound off of the Cervelo's weight. Then I will drop another 200g when I upgrade to SRAM Force. Getting me even closer.
I am just trying to figure out what plan of attack on lightening my bike I should go about? Or will it even be worth it? I would like to think the mods I picked would be the most worthy. Rotating mass, and modern 10 speed shifting, not to mention I hate the way the Shimano Cables stick out the side. I could do all that for under 1500. Would these upgrades even be worth it or am I wasting my time, and money? Also what are your guys bikes weighing in at? Wondering how far off I am.
I have been wanting a Cervelo Soloist Carbon for sometime, and was thinking of just buying one of those, but then I realized my current frame has 200g on the Cervelo. Basically with just wheels, and a crank I would be a pound off of the Cervelo's weight. Then I will drop another 200g when I upgrade to SRAM Force. Getting me even closer.
I am just trying to figure out what plan of attack on lightening my bike I should go about? Or will it even be worth it? I would like to think the mods I picked would be the most worthy. Rotating mass, and modern 10 speed shifting, not to mention I hate the way the Shimano Cables stick out the side. I could do all that for under 1500. Would these upgrades even be worth it or am I wasting my time, and money? Also what are your guys bikes weighing in at? Wondering how far off I am.