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Originally Posted by jyl
Mine currently weighs 19.5 lb with all Super Record, Fiamme Ergal rims, tubulars, Brooks saddle with Ti rails, hollow pin steel chain.
One could:
- swap for a 200 g saddle (-250 g, all rough estimates or guesses here)
- all-alloy freewheel (-150 g)
- lightest tubulars (-100 g)
- thin butted spokes and alloy nipples (-160 g)
- lightest period bar and stem (-50 g guess)
- Ti skewers (-50 g guess)
- Ti and Al bolts everywhere (-100 g guess)
- cut post and stem short (-50 g guess)
- titanium chain (-80 g guess)
That's about 2.2 lb. Still 17.3 lb, rough estimate.
Maybe there are a few other things possible, like CLB aluminum cable housings or finding the rare Super Record hubs with Ti axles.
But I don't see how to reach 16.2 lb without replacing some of the Super Record components, or serious drilling and milling. Maybe he started with a 753 time trial frame which is a bit lighter than the 753 road race frame. Filled the tires and frame with helium. Dunno but I'd love to have the money and time to try it.
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Oh man, I tried to get my SL frame with the lightest parts possible within reason in the late 80s. I managed to get it down to 18 lbs. Any lighter its becomes unreliable or down right dangerous. Many pros rather finish a race then to have broken down equip only to have to chase back and waste lot-o- energy.