|   Extralite crank question | Ty
Jan 19, 2002 4:40 AM | | ___________________________________________
I have been ordering a replacment bike for a stolen Klein Adriot and have been doing this through my LBS.
They have told me they can get an Extralite crankset which apparently weighs 290 grams for the crank arms, the rings are not especially light so I would swop these out.
My questions are:
Has anyone heard of these Extralite cranks? I don't know anything about them other than they are black.
They are square taper so I would have to find a lightweight matching BB (possibly ti?), is it a bad move going back to square taper?
Thanks in advance if anyone has any info
Ty
PS I am going down to see them on monday (in 2 days) armed with my kitchen scales. |
| no way 280g...rather 450g... | nino
Jan 19, 2002 7:42 AM | | they aren`t lightweight.just matte black.I have no idea about ring quality... |
| nino, 450g!!! | Ty
Jan 19, 2002 8:09 AM | | _________________________________
OK I will check on monday, I thought it sounded too good to be true!
I will post the actual weight, after I have weighed them.
I did order some FSA Carbon Pros and a FRM Ti BB but would have to wait until late april to get them because of avalibility here in London. So I have had to rethink my crank/BB selection as I don't want to wait until then (I have only one bike).
So If the extralight turns out to be around 450g what other lightweight easily avalible crank/BB setups would people (and demon clary) recommend.
Thanks
Ty |
| If you're looking for really superlight, why not... | AZ X-Racer
Jan 19, 2002 8:12 AM | | these BikeTech/Stork cranks that Nino's mentioned from www.HiBike.de?
http://www.hibike.de/index.php3?arg_langID=2
I would personally go with a splined crank like the FSA or RaceFace Next with the money you have at your disposal. You are the one building up a new Klein right? You're bike is going to be incredibly light anyway. I would go with the lightest crank/BB combo you can get from manufacturers whos products and support you can trust and/or have experience with. |
| cheers for the suggestion | Ty
Jan 19, 2002 9:10 AM | | ___________________________
The problem is I am doing this through an Insurance claim which makes getting parts somewhat limited as I have to get everything through the shop, I can't use web sites, mail order etc, just their usual suppliers, which to their credit is quite broad.
I will suggest the BikeTech/Stork cranks to the guy sorting out my bike on monday, maybe they have dealt with them before.
I would prefer an ISIS BB, It was the thought of an Extralite 290g crank that led me astray.
So far I have settled on:
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02 Klein attitude frame
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bontrager Racelight tubeless (claimed 640/840g on web site 635/825g in brochure one is bound to be close, a manufacturer wouldn't lie about weight, would they daddy?, would they?)
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cranks????
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BB???
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Chris King headset (any lighter suggestions welcome)
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CT2 bar, will wait until the new 99g version has been around for a year or so, dental care is pretty crap in the UK.
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Seat Post?? (I had ordered a 400 mm thomson elite only to find that they have stopped making them this long!!) I actually need about 380 mm
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Selle SLR saddle, Had the first one imported into the UK! used it all year, no problems.
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02 Sid SL (after hearing the real weights posted hear, can't see the point in shelling out for a Race/Carbon to save 20/30 grams, I will loose this keeping my hair short, also I Like the black colour)
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Continental supersonic twister + matching 100g tubes, (I know they last about a month, but I love them)
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FRM stem 140/150g?
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Kooka Racha Levers, (flexy?)
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Mud guards (not realy)
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XTR V's upstairs and downstairs
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XTR Shifter (yes shifter, singular)
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No front derailiur
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Dura ace short cage rear derailiur
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Dura ace 11-21 rear cassette, Made inquiries about inferno cassette but was sold off the idea by shop with stories of snapping teeth, how true they are I don't know, I will get one in the summer and see for myself.
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Trac Pearl cables
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USE Titanium spin stix skewers, use all last year no problems at all.
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Grips Ritchey Foam WCS
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Chain ???
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I am also having the frame and forks sprayed gold.
i see photoshop mock up below, (ignore components)
should have it all together in a couple of weeks, will weigh, photo and post when the baby is delivered.
cheers
Ty |
| cheers for the suggestion | AZ X-Racer
Jan 19, 2002 9:26 AM | | since it looks like you'll mainly be riding on the road, I'd get a SRAM PC89r chain. I'm actually using one out on my bike right now. We'll see if it lasts. You can also try a PC99--SRAM claims the same weight, but I'm not sure if that's accurate.
That's a cool looking combination. I don't know if you can tell, because the pic is a bit washed out, but my old aluminum bike in that picture of the bunnyhop I posted a few days ago was the same gold colour. It came stock that way.
Your bike will be a magnet for thieves though. |
| AZ-Racer.. I am using the PC-99 chain for 2 months now... | DIRT BOY
Jan 19, 2002 9:51 AM | | and it has held up very well. I did not weigh it becuse I do not have a scale yet (just became a weight weeenie, always like light bike but never paid this much attention to it)but it shift really well on my shimano drivetrain....GOLD?!..I don't know about that...Just kidding..hey some people HATE BLUE, but again each his own! |
| AZ-Racer.. pc89r + insurance 4 klein | scant
Jan 20, 2002 12:30 AM | | yeh the pc89r chain holds up real well as well! i've been givin you a real hardtime on my tracer since may, (3 wks moab/ durango, 3months N.Zealand, 2months OZ) with no problems.
also works fine on 8spd, as i thinks its ment for 9spd??
when i lived in leatherhead (30 mile out from london) got a real good insurance deal from "just insurance" the underwriters being eagle star, i had to re do my house an contents but got my fat chance ti insured for 5k sterlin, for 158quid!
hope that helps
l8tz |
| I will give 'just Insurance' a try! | Ty
Jan 20, 2002 5:46 AM | | |
| Good choice on the Klein..Best Hardtail out there in my opinion. | DIRT BOY
Jan 19, 2002 9:41 AM | | If you can shell out the cash. I have a pulse com right now and love it. Only 2.9lbs in small. I am either going to buy a Klein Adept FS or Attitude HT in the next couple of months. Also looking at a Suger 1 Or NRS Air |
| FSA headset | Jan_Gerrit
Jan 19, 2002 12:00 PM | | Almost identical technology to the CK, but cheaper and lighter.
If you use tubes for your Conti's, insert 20g of Tufo Sealent in each tube. Will save you a few dismounts, or else a little bit of air will seal minor punctures. I average about 30km per puncture on that tire without sealent... |
| re: Extralite crank question | Andystrike10
Jan 19, 2002 9:33 AM | | I did a double take when I saw a picture of the Extralite cranks in their brochure because it does say 240g on the crank arm, however it also says 198g on the non-drive side so it is misleading. They had a set at CycleCare in High Wycombe and the looked ok but there are better cranks out there. I got stem, bar and seatpost from them all Extalite, very pleased. The bar is the new XC Ultra 580mm wide carbon with alloy inserts for stem and bar ends 108g. |
| That's just the crank arm's! | Andystrike10
Jan 19, 2002 9:47 AM | | |
| why not FRM Cranks /BB...? | nino
Jan 19, 2002 1:24 PM | | since you also want the stem then go ahead and order the crankset and ISIS BB too.
www.frmbike.com
ISIS crankset weighs 580g incl. fixing bolts
the ISIS BB weighs about 140g
by the way: the stem weighs 135g/120mm. (127g in Ti version with Ti bolts) |
| I would have to wait until late april to get them! | Ty
Jan 19, 2002 2:34 PM | | |
| Storck Power arms are ISIS splined aren't they? | Ty
Jan 19, 2002 8:12 PM | | |
| Square taper, as far as I know (nm) | eric wictor
Jan 20, 2002 3:06 AM | | |
| oh well! (nm) | Ty
Jan 20, 2002 5:49 AM | | |
| ***** THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR THE HELP ***** | Ty
Jan 20, 2002 5:52 AM | | |
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