|   2003 XTR group suppose to be 383g lighter | Sammmy
Mar 21, 2002 5:49 PM | | than the current one. Can anyone verify this? |
| Considering they are still testing the pre-production samples... | Bianchi4Me
Mar 21, 2002 7:14 PM | | I don't think you are gonna get an exact, verifiable gram weight on anything just yet. Supposedly some of the racers at Sea Otter are going to be testing the protoype parts, so despite the pics we've seen, I don't think they've got all the exact details ironed out yet. |
| supposedly a June announcement according to cyclingnews.com.. | farmer rick
Mar 21, 2002 11:02 PM | | Shimano, at least here in Oz, wont even acknowledge the new group till then.
Looks like that crank/bb assy. will be stiff!(and pricey) ;-) |
| re: 2003 XTR group suppose to be 383g lighter | martylane
Mar 22, 2002 9:41 AM | | Here's some info: http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech/2002/news/mar21.shtml |
| They should be able to save at least half of that... | POG
Mar 22, 2002 10:12 PM | | with the integrated crank/BB. I can't believe it has taken them this long to steal/improve the sweetwings/bullseye type design. |
| also hubs | alFred
Mar 23, 2002 5:45 PM | | look like they've finally gone to cartrige bearings that should save at least 1oz/hub |
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