How to loose 3.4+ lbs from your bike...

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Fab Foodie

hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
Location
Kirton, Devon.
I've just reduced the weight of my Aluminium TCR1 Ultegra (2004) by 3.4 lbs, she now weighs in at 20.8 lbs or 9.43 Kgs replete with Brooks B17, mini-pump, Look 246 pedals (pure lead) 2 bottle cages a Space-grip with computer plus Cateye rear light...
Considering a Focus Cayo Carbon with 105 weighs-in at 8.83 Kgs without pedals, then the old TCR still stacks up pretty well.
How?
Well...
Swap winter wheels (Ultegra hubs, CXP22s, Krylions) for summer wheels (Reynolds Alta-Race, PrR3's)
Remove, 3 front lights, 1 rear light.
Remove Carradice SQR block.
Voila!
:smile:

Could feel the difference at club training tonight :becool:
 

col

Legendary Member
Sounds good , but being a tad overweight, I could shed a couple of stone without touching the bike if I tried.:becool:
 

Radius

SHREDDER
Location
London
col said:
A good nice light body would be a better start ;)

Yeah but I gots that :biggrin: Too much (fab) foodie for him methinks :biggrin:
(yes, I know, my metabolism wont be what it was in a few years...:biggrin:)
 

col

Legendary Member
Radius said:
Yeah but I gots that :biggrin: Too much (fab) foodie for him methinks :biggrin:
(yes, I know, my metabolism wont be what it was in a few years...;))

Not a metabolism problem, just an eat too much and excercise to little problem :biggrin:
 

Radius

SHREDDER
Location
London
col said:
Not a metabolism problem, just an eat too much and excercise to little problem :biggrin:
:biggrin::laugh:


Fab Foodie said:
Problem is I need to loose about 2 stone ;)

Need to, or want to? I wouldn't bother forcing yourself if you don't mind it and like eating :biggrin: :biggrin:
 

Tynan

Veteran
Location
e4
with all my current health issues, the doctor's eyebrows raised at how low my Cholestrol was, I barely know what it is

sorry, perhaps I could take on some of yours, I'd trade for some extra heartbeats
 
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Fab Foodie

Fab Foodie

hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
Location
Kirton, Devon.
Tynan said:
with all my current health issues, the doctor's eyebrows raised at how low my Cholestrol was, I barely know what it is

sorry, perhaps I could take on some of yours, I'd trade for some extra heartbeats
Cheers Tynan, if only I could.
C'est la vie, it's given me a reason to keep excercising, and that's been a good thing.
 
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