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By Funkychicken - Posted on 12 April 2010

For the weight weenies out there, the gloves are off and the challenge is set @ 7.5kg:

http://www.smh.com.au/executive-style/fitness/cy...

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Rob's picture

Yeah, nice:

World champion mountain bike rider Craig "Gordo" Gordon trains on a road bike that weighs 6.4 kilograms and costs about $10,000. In competition, his $9000 mountain bike weighs 8.8 kilograms.

The former Commonwealth Games competitor, whose training regimen includes waking at 3.39am to ride 900 kilometres a week, says his low body weight means he can use a wider range of light parts.

Pfft... slacker! Eye-wink

kitttheknightrider's picture
hairylittlehobbit's picture

Those look like solid forks, not very useable to me.

BT's picture

Full build under 5Kgs? No way!

ar_junkie's picture

Quote taken from SMH article:

The average road bike may weigh anything up to 30 kilograms but a weight weenie stalks targets lower than seven kilograms

Does that include a small child sitting in a baby seat?
Shocked

For those who like to scrimp on 'proper' tires, see Gordo's take:

I could run a super light-weight tyre weighing 150 grams but it could mean I would puncture three times in a race. A bulletproof tyre weighing 880 grams is heavier but you're not trying to make up time from stopping to fix it

kitttheknightrider's picture

They are SIDs that have been customised.

"Fork: SID Extrem (Carbon inside) Evo 776"

There is a mistake there though because as far as I know Schwalbe don't let Maxxis stamp the side of their tyres

So for the doubters, second place goes to http://light-bikes.com/bikegallery/BikeListing.a...

Steve 01's picture

Quote taken from SMH article:

The average road bike may weigh anything up to 30 kilograms but a weight weenie stalks targets lower than seven kilograms

SMH must have weighed Junkie's & Gazza's Cannondale's to come up with that average weight

Brian's picture

Nice one Steve Smiling but the total weight of all GAZZA's Cannondale's probably doesn't even get to 30kgs Sticking out tongue

Rob's picture

@Brian - you do know he has 4? Perhaps the quartet would come in under 40kg though? It all depends if his SuperSix can make up for the lardy Rize Eye-wink

Brian's picture

I knew he had a few and hence the use of "probably" Sticking out tongue. Even with the 4 it would come close.

PS. I let the lardy Rize comment slide...

GAZZA's picture

quick rough calculation =37.6 for three mtb's and one roadie! now remove this post before the lurking bike thieves read it!

muvro's picture

DAMN!!!

Maybe if I leave my bike around your guys bikes it might start getting a complex about it's weight and start working out by-iteslf, instead of me having to get it's sorry fat ass out of bed every morning...

Last time he weighed himself, he was 17.5kg, and since replacing my Thomo with a Joplin, I dare say it's gone up slightly...

I shouldn't be too harsh, his weight is hereditary, being a 7" front and 6" rear Norco 6.... lol

Christoffa's picture

I bet if he spent more on bike fit and a proper coach his "competitiveness would improve 100% and his time wold drop by 25%

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