[spoke80]

Check it here:http://www.m2racer.com/info.php?entry=bike

 

[splat]

I bet it would not last long under me at 185 pounds

and how long will a cassette and chainrings that are made of CF last ? 100 miles maybe.

 

[ArmOnFire]

No helium in the tires?

 

[SuspectDevice]

Long Live MAFAC levers!

 

[fiddy_ryder]

fark,,peoples DH forks weigh more than that bike

 

[LordOpie]

are those bebop pedals? How much do the cleats weigh?

 

[BarbaRosa]

are those bebop pedals? How much do the cleats weigh?

where U ben brother?

 

[zmtber]

Isn’t there a lighter and stronger material out there that is illegal/not allowed in races, because it is poisonous when it get to hot?

 

[Pau11y]

are those bebop pedals? How much do the cleats weigh?

I don't think so. I remember seeing these pedals somewhere...it's just a spindle w/ all the crap in the cleat, very similar to Bebops in that respect. Bebop cleats have all the spring tension and such in it. The pedal itself is just a round metal band on a spindle in the same fashion as Speedplays (except there's nothing inside). Overall, I still think Eggbeaters are the way to go - light, lots of float, and good click-in and release feel, no possibility of mud jamming (altho not a real issue on a roadie). Maintenance is STUPID easy - just one 5mm Allen wrench and no dismounting needed.

 

[blue]

Isn’t there a lighter and stronger material out there that is illegal/not allowed in races, because it is poisonous when it get to hot?

Magnesium? I ride on a mag frame...if it gets to hot it explodes.

You may be thinking of Berulleum (sp?)?

 

[Changleen]

Isn’t there a lighter and stronger material out there that is illegal/not allowed in races, because it is poisonous when it get to hot?

Berelium (or beryllium). The vapour and dust is highly toxic. It is pretty strong though, but also ridiculously expensive too. There are a couple of MTB frames out there made from it, came in at around 2-3Lbs if I remember rightly.

(American Bicycles produced)...the new Comp Lite Beryllium for the astonishing sum of $26,000. The Beryllium bike was made with Beryllium tubing (top, seat, down, seat stays, chain stays) bonded into aluminum lugs. The bike was developed with Electrofusion Corp. in Fremont California. Much of the labor was donated by the company since there was some spare time due to the decline in Cold War business for the company. Beryllium's atomic number is 4 just after Hydrogen, Helium and Lithium but the specific modulus (stiffness to density ratio) is seven times better than steel, titanium or aluminum, which are all essentially equal. The first frame was overbuilt and weighed 2.5 pounds. Of that, the Beryllium tubing was one pound (including one ounce chain stays), 1.25 pounds of aluminum lugs and 4 ounces of adhesive.

 

[maxyedor]

Check it here:http://www.m2racer.com/info.php?entry=bike

I saw that at interbike and rode the socal litespeed reps personal gisallo, full Dura Ace and it weighd a hair under 11 lbs, it accelerated damn fast!

 

[Zutroy]

Berelium (or beryllium). The vapour and dust is highly toxic. It is pretty strong though, but also ridiculously expensive too. There are a couple of MTB frames out there made from it, came in at around 2-3Lbs if I remember rightly.

Yeah a couple companies in the mid 90s were making frames outta it, they were brittle as all get out...140 XC guys were busting them

 

[Heath Sherratt]

I bet it would not last long under me at 185 pounds

and how long will a cassette and chainrings that are made of CF last ? 100 miles maybe.

Actually CF rings are on Formula one race cars. I have seen rings last for a whole season under a pro racers torque, pretty sick and they shift great too.

I think the pedals are called ORB's by M2 racer, they are made out of Ti.

 

[Motionboy2]

"Comprising the lightest, finest components on the market today" Umm Yeah...sure. Carbon cassette, some drilled out levers, cranks and derailleurs, I bet it works like a charm!
I don't understand the obsession with making the lightest bike, when it can't be ridden?! Does it count as the lightest bike if you can't actually ride it?

 

[maxyedor]

Actually CF rings are on Formula one race cars. I have seen rings last for a whole season under a pro racers torque, pretty sick and they shift great too.

I think the pedals are called ORB's by M2 racer, they are made out of Ti.

F1 cars don't have chainrings, or cassetts. Their gearboxes have ceramic clutches, and compressed-metal and ceramic gears. And ceramic brake discs

 

[dump]

looks flexy

(i had to)

 

[ioscope]

The pedals are looks/ M^2 racer "orbs". There is a list of components right there. READ!!

 

[maxyedor]

looks flexy

(i had to)

beleive it or not it's somewhat stiff

 

[MtnbikeMike]

beleive it or not it's somewhat stiff

Define 'somewhat stiff'

 

[crazybiker300]

fark,,peoples DH forks weigh more than that bike

not mine i got a 40. that things been floating around for a while. sewups? thats a dead fad, the extra tire you have to carry makes up for any weight you saved. 6 speed? blast from the past, ill take the extra 10 lbs to get 10 speed indexing(!) shifters, some clincher tires, some metal chainrings, and a derailleur from either of the last two decades. talk about sacrifice for weight savings, bar tape would be handy too. give it 5 years, thatll be the norm for a road bike

 

[crazybiker300]

No helium in the tires?

helium isnt lighter than air when compressed enough, as well as air doesnt rise in water when compressed

 

[maxyedor]

Define 'somewhat stiff'

Stiffer than any superlight frame out there, stiffer than most carbon, most steel, and most other ti, not as stiff as most al.