|   I did it again...my Dremel saved me 5g... | nino
Aug 10, 2002 12:42 PM | | once again i couldn`t resist.
I have a ITM Magnesium "the stem" on my roadbike.it had that awful golden colour that didn`t match my bikes colours so instead of just get it painted i first shaved off all sharp edges and this saved me 5g in the process.I will post pictures when i get it back painted black.
here`s the exact same stem of another swiss weight-weenie who inspired me.he even shaved the bolts...
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and that`s how the ITM looks like in standard trim (pictured is a 120mm lenght):
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| hey nino what would be the lightest weight of stem for a 220 lb | marco righetti
Aug 10, 2002 2:38 PM | | rider?the extralite ultra stem ul with ti bolts @110 mm weighs 98 grms but costs £125! |
| really lightest? | nino
Aug 10, 2002 10:01 PM | | well-then you won`t ask for a cheap one,right?
-the EXTRALITE Ultrastem is the lightest for MTB.
-the ITM "the stem" out of magnesium is the lightest for ROAD use.I know several guys who use the ITM also on the MTB but at your weight i had my doubts...if you don`t do any stunts and jumps go for it but it costs also a lot of money!
the RITCHEY WCS has best weight/cost ratio!
outfitted with Ti-bolts a 110mm weighs just 128g.(140g standard weight)
you can get it for as low as 50 if you look around. |
| some more stem weights... | nino
Aug 10, 2002 10:55 PM | | Stems (120mm):
ITM The Stem (road,90mm) : 92g
ITM The Stem (road,110mm) : 95g
ITM The Stem (road,120mm): 98g
Extralite Ultrastem (road,90mm) : 98g
DEDA Mag 00 : 100g
Time Monolink (90mm) : 105g
Extralite Ultrastem (120mm,Ti-bolts): 106g
Extralite Ultrastem (110mm): 109g
Extralite Ultrastem (120mm): 112g
Extralite (Ti-bolts) : 120g
FRM Ti ( Ti-bolts) : 125g
Extralite (110mm) : 125g
Ritchey WCS 110mm (6 Ti-bolts) : 128g
ITM : 129g
FRM : 130g
Ritchey WCS 120mm (6 Ti-bolts) : 130g
IBS ti : 131g
Extralite : 132g
Steinbach superlight (135mm) : 133g
Ritchey WCS (100mm) : 139g
01 Ritchey WCS (120mm) : 142g
FSA XC 120 Ti (130mm) : 142g
Icon Sterling : 143g
Moots ti : 144g
FSA XC 120 Ti (105mm) : 145g
Syntace VOR (M) : 148g
02 Ritchey Pro (6 degree,120mm) : 153g
FSA XC 120 (120mm) : 157g
Gass Perch Carbon (110mm) : 160g
FSA XC 120 (135mm) : 161g
Tune : 165g
Cannondale Headshock (4 Ti bolts) : 167g
Icon Durante : 174g
Syntace Megaforce 254 : 175g
Cannondale Headshock : 175g
Profile Stiffy : 175g
Ritchey Pro : 178g
Salsa Moto Ace MTB : 182g
Specialized S-Works ahead : 183g
Bontrager Race Ahead : 197g
Procraft Ahead AL Pro : 212g
01 Specialized S-Works : 212g
Syncros Ahead : 212g
Race-Face System : 225g |
| road stem fit mtb bar? does mtb stem fit road bar? | Thk
Aug 11, 2002 10:21 PM | | just bought a Ritchey WCS mtb 100mm stem(136g non-ti 6 bolts) on sale $25 (reg price $89). Can I use the these mtb stem for my road bike? I was wondering since you said road stem are used on mtb, can mtb stem fit road bar?
Also, how much would you save if you dremel out a hole on your ITM front clamp like the one on WCS front clamp? |
| different handlebar diameter: road 26.0 / MTB 25.4mm.... | nino
Aug 11, 2002 10:40 PM | | but in most cases this isn`t a problem.
the ITM stem is out of magnesium which is brittle.so i guess making a hole would weaken the front plate too much.ITM designed that stem to be ultralight so i guess they had this thoights too.then there is also a different bolt pattern.the ITM; has only 2 bolts to take the load,the Ritchey has 4 bolts. |
| I have 25.4-26.0 shims, does the trick! nm | Cloxxki
Aug 12, 2002 5:32 AM | | |
| PAGING Thk, $25? where??? | Dal\l
Aug 12, 2002 4:40 PM | | whered u get that for $25? hook a brotha up!!!
-DaN |
| Picture of the finished 90mm ITM stem: 85g... | nino
Aug 11, 2002 2:38 AM | | here it is,shaved and painted black back on the bike.I could have had it "kind of anodized" in black but that wouldn`t be as durable as the paint.it would have been about 2g lighter though...
the 90mm now weighs just 85g (was 92g),the 100mm now weighs 93g (was 98g)
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| Saved for our descendants... | weightweenies.starbike.com
Aug 11, 2002 5:53 AM | | otherwise our sons and grandchilds won't believe us what Nino and Sandro Mura (correct?) did. ;-)
http://weightweenies.starbike.com/articles.asp?ID=23 |
| cool-here`s another hot link...4.6 kilo / 10.1 lbs roadbike | nino
Aug 11, 2002 7:06 AM | | I already mentioned that swiss guy named Sandro.well-he`s a real master in saving weight.
Sandro Muras uphill roadbike weighs just 4610g / 10.163 lbs.it gets ridden every week.those who know about roadbike weights should go through the parts specs !you will be amazed at those weights.they are true.I have seen the bike stripped and could put several parts on the scale.one word: AMAZING!he machines/shaves just about every tiny part on his bike...
I will be racing against him and his featherweight the next weekends.compared to his bike mine is like a tank (it weighs 6.3 kilos)
http://www.geocities.com/murabicycle/Road.html
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| cool-here`s another hot link...4.6 kilo / 10.1 lbs roadbike | divve
Aug 11, 2002 10:28 AM | | UCI legal weight is 6.8kg. If he wins you can always disqualify him :) |
| A question... | fonseca
Aug 11, 2002 11:34 AM | | By "uphill" road bike what exactly do you mean? That it can't be ridden downhill? |
| A question... | nino
Aug 11, 2002 9:12 PM | | at such a weight anything above 40 miles might be scary...have you noticed the brakes weight? just 150g for the pair.I also have a set of those FRM brakes in my garage (they weigh 230g).but i don`t use them since they are too weak for high speeds...now figure! |
| how did you paint it nino? nm | Aesop Rock
Aug 11, 2002 1:23 PM | | nm |
| how did you paint it nino? nm | nino
Aug 11, 2002 9:15 PM | | a friend of mine who is "car-painter" painted it.(I don`t know the correct english expression). |
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