The Lightest Bike We've Ever Seen | 3.6 kg Build

[@sketchy0078]

I'd be more interested to see a longevity test of a bike like this. I'd would love to see the cost of keeping something this fragile on the road over a period of a couple of years.

[@ericpmoss]

A guy in Germany has/had a bike like that ~10 years ago and rode it a couple hundred miles per week for years. However…. IIRC he was like 60kg and had great road quality and didn’t have huge hills to mash up.

[@dundeedideley1773]

​@@ericpmossuphill isn't too bad, the downhill is the scary part on this kind of bike

[@matt_acton-varian]

I would imagine that the carbon chainrings and jockey wheels would need replacing every few hundred miles. And brake pad replacement would be an awkward job.

[@samgreen5622]

I feel like are missing the point, If you’re asking about durability. I watch because it’s cool to see but I’d never own this, even if I could. We all know strong - light - cheap, pick 2.

[@sketchy0078]

@@samgreen5622 I’m more intrigued as to how much it costs to keep a super light bike on the road. It’s something the bike industry never actually wants us to know.

[@andrewmcalister3462]

Feather. Hill climbing. This bike. Make it happen, GCN!

[@seattlegrrlie]

I second this motion. All in favor say aye

[@NayaRamlan-xo3di]

@@seattlegrrlieaye

[@aliensporebomb]

He might just rise up into the sky and never be seen again! Be careful! But yes, Feather, this bike, climbing. Perfect!

[@pabloalves438]

​@@aliensporebomb💀

[@cherriagana]

Pretty sure he would break this bike in pieces when putting his normal power through it.

[@andrewmcalister3462]

Magnetic hubs. Lightweight builds. F-16's. Ollie is in nerd heaven.

[@2darkdragon]

tf is a magnetic hub

[@leanasf821]

@@2darkdragon Google search is free

[@gcntech]

This truly is Ollie's happy place 🙌

[@TheCraigy83]

ive added 15kg lead to my bike😂 700c/23c alloy specialized , once your up to speed you carry far more coast momentum (i'm thin build 50kg ) and can just pedal a little bit every 5secs and get around for low watts it seems , im adding more weight soon i can probably add 50kg and will only be the equivalent of a 16st lad in total including me . I'm verrrrry lazy and more weight genuinely feels less effort to maintain speed .

[@call_me_mado5987]

@@TheCraigy83 Wait wait wait, how did you add lead, did you fill like the frame or something?

[@durianriders]

If you value the fastest, best feeling, lightest and easiest to live road bike with then rim brakes, sram red and external cables cant be beat.

[@savagepro9060]

Shhhhhhh! Keep quiet. You're revealing top secrets on a large . . . scale?🤭🤭

[@bca-biciclindcuaxel7527]

eat your cucumbers

[@dmitryhetman1509]

Lightest bike has to be fixed gear one!

[@alemaodownhill]

I miss GCN plus already. Gotta love Ollie and his passion for bikes. Out of everybody on GCN he is the one I can most relate to. Mere mortal bike nerd that is passionate about it.

[@playandteach]

Likewise to missing the GCN+ aspect. But disagree about Ollie. Not entirely mortal.

[@whatwelearned]

The dude likely has the highest ftp of the entire crew so he's hardly the most 'mortal'

[@davidf2281]

@@whatwelearned Agreed, but he's achieved it by working his arse off

[@whatwelearned]

@@davidf2281 and pros just get born like that? Everyone good has worked hard

[@davidf2281]

@@whatwelearned He has greater FTP than the rest of the crew because he's been working harder then the rest of the crew, who have greater natural talents.

[@Carbonarars]

Crazy, that bike still exists. Saw it back in 2014

[@MrVorpalsword]

seeing as it looks like its got about 30miles before it snaps (in 8).

[@Wockkkyyslushieee]

I ride my 1985 Panasonic villager dx Holds up nice gone 35 mph

[@CarolynLomboy]

​@@MrVorpalswordfull blown cap in the road it's perfectly fine but in harsh road conditions maybe but in different circumstances.😊

[@rosserobertolli]

"you can make quite a big saving when it comes to bearings". I will never understand weight weenies, but I really love the length people are willing to go to to reach this ultimate goal

[@ignaci2330]

this case was extreme, was a business trying to make publicity, on the road bike ambient, yes, the weight is importante, but, only if you're racing, or reaching goals or training hard, there's a lot of guys that weights 100 kg and his bike 9, and they chance everything to make it lighter without looking themselves, is a less is better conception, i'm saving for a bh, i was between the rs1 and the aerolight, which is heavier, but faster, there is not the point 100grs less, the aero benefict is stronger, always got to see the whole image

[@yules_3000]

Seriously sad that Ollie didn't get to ride this one. It's like a lesson in restraint.

[@buenox1414]

it's because it's can't be ride. pretty sure ollie break the saddle

[@mrMEATrOcKa]

​@@buenox1414I think he meant it's unrideable 😂😂😂.

[@jolandh]

I think he's not allowed because it's a customers bike. But it would be a challenging ride anyway. It's a 58, and the seatpost and saddle are fixed. So it's probably just to big for him.

[@KeatB]

@@jolandhseat is adjustable. He told us the clamp weighs 6 grammes

[@JCW86]

@@KeatB he's short and the bike is about 2 sizes too big for him

[@dunkcr105]

Off topic but have just finished Ollie's rouvy challenge. I did the 3 climbs in a week and thought I was going to die on the last one. Ollie doing them 3 in a row is amazing, chapeau!!

[@zygmuntthecacaokakistocrat6589]

10:50 the cage has not been swapped out on the front derailleur. That's a standard Record cage from the early 2000s. The plastic chain bumper has been taken out tho'.

[@simonleeofficial]

I think it has actually. The arm says very clearly "record titanium" but the cage on that is curved, not square edges like this.

[@swordmonkey6635]

Carbon chainrings and pulleys are not designed to last at all. They are pretty to look at and are light, but you'll need a subscription to the manufacturer to keep replacements coming.

[@SonnyDarvish]

After a few minutes of watching, I had to do number 2. I feel 300 grams lighter 👍 amazing feeling really 😌👌

[@gcntech]

[@_Nosferatu_]

😆

[@berserkerfunestus]

I love how stoked he seemed when feeling the lightness of the wheel getting up to speed so quick and easily! That’s his utmost genuine reaction ever as the bike/science nerd he is at heart!

[@Aragorn.Strider]

Yes would love to hear Andrew Feathers review of this bike after a hill climb

[@elizabethdoherty5037]

Fairwheel is such a great shop. They cater to everyone from commuters to serious bike nerds. Never miss a visit to the shop when I’m in Tucson.

[@gcntech]

Ollie had to be forcibly removed from the shop as they feared he wouldn't leave!

[@feedbackzaloop]

Love how crudely dremeled out the carbon parts are. Tuning at its best!

[@tjjones-xj7kq]

A KZbin bike mechanic.....it looks like🤣

[@grumbazor]

This bike will break into pieces the moment i am coming closer than 10m. Amazing work.

[@tjjones-xj7kq]

Think of trying to motorize this bike! Lolol

[@johnhightower3992]

If you knew anything about AeroLite pedals, you'd know that the cleat snaps down onto the roller bearing supported barrel (black piece_ and to release, you tilt your foot outwards (away from the bike) instead of twisting at your heel. I owned some in the early 90's ... super smooth, but walking in cycling shoes with those cleats is SUPER DUCK walk!

[@ml1186]

so refreshing to see a rim brake bike being featured on this show

[@gcntech]

We do still love rim brakes 😢

[@liamcorrigan3158]

And a downtube shifter… 😂

[@ashokcaptain4088]

+1000 !

[@JonCannings]

I love it when people make bikes like this. Impractical, yet functional and head turning!

[@johnnunn8688]

Impractical AND functional, how does that work?

[@Derpynewb]

​@@johnnunn8688Because it does what its intended to do its just not worth it. The weight savings do add up but the trade off is bad

[@gcntech]

Impractical yet functional... reminds us of something (cough cough) someone else 😉

[@johnnunn8688]

@@Derpynewb, gotcha 👍.

[@lightweightbikes2022]

What do you mean I practical . The fact I beat a bunch of road cyclists uphill on my 6.3kg mtb shows light bikes work .

[@MichaelAndersen_DK]

Impressive build and the level of details is mindblowing! Just needs 1g of glue for the bar tape at 4:13

[@xmxu7779]

8:19 Dear Dr. Bridgewood, how fast it accelerate after you do one turn has nothing to do with the weight of the wheel, but rather only how fast you spin the crankarm. Imagine you have a muscular weightlifter arm, you'll be easily accelerate an steel wheel that much with one turn

[@jamesmotlagh1833]

I built a weight weenie bike similar to this a few years ago, down to 9.6 lbs. After a while of riding I found that the drivetrain was not as responsive and reliable, so I took off the fibre-lyte chainrings and put on Di2 shifting. Now it's much more of a daily driver, up to 10.7 lbs. It's still pretty scary going down long steep descents, so better to use another bike for that. The aerolite pedals are very good and efficient and easy to use, but if you are sprinting hard especially uphill and you move your knees outward, the foot can come out of the pedal since this is the way to get them out. It's a knee-in and knee-out to clip in and out (not sliding in and out as Ollie mentioned).

[@felixjones9198]

I built a Klein Attitude in the 90s that weighed around 7 kilos. My ex girlfriend stole it and later sold it for £300. Around one thirtieth of its value. Three decades later I'm still pissed off about it.

[@johne7345]

Reminds me of Art Stump in Santa Monica CA in the early 1970s. His black-chromed custom steel frame and meticulously drilled and pared components kept the weight around 19 lbs / 8.8kg, which was damn good in those days.

[@Michael-OdessaUK]

Regarding the pedals, I am sorry to tell you that you are wrong, you do not slide the shoe into the pedals, but yourather push down your foot into the pedal applying pressure on the edge first then it will snap on! Excellent review by the way!

[@sorenludwig3978]

Are the pedals are actually a weight saver or is the increase on the cleats eating the benefit of the pedals?

[@m.talley1660]

The cleat and hardware are light - mainly plastic. They work as the top commenter states. The resistance (how difficult to get in-out) was tuned by screw mounts of the cleats on the shoes. Hard to describe fully so I haven't done well here. These first appeared in the 1980s.

[@firesurfer]

I've seen shoes with these cleats. They get worn out rather quickly and badly.

[@GCNuser123]

apologies about that! I've never used them! my bad

[@deusmeodeia]

A beautiful bike to keep on the decorative wall, because it's true that it can't handle a hard pedal after a curve

[@Feavy]

I loved the part where he tries the bike

[@mrjones9494]

Super interesting video. Would love to know how long it would last on a British road with pot holes

[@virtualZ161]

I’ve had a LOOK 695 XL equipped with 10s SRAM red and Mad Fibers wheels at 5.8KG. Solid all-round climbing bike.

[@StoccTube]

I hope the titanium bolts have also been cut down?

[@space.youtube]

You can build a sub 6.8 kg rim brake bike without even trying. No special light weight components, no compromises on safety or structural integrity, and compared to modern bikes at a fraction of the price. The old paradigm was a harmonious, refined set of complimentary components that when combined thoughtfully produced a bike that was much more than the sum of its parts. Road bikes were better before disk brakes.

[@roadcyclist1]

They were far worse. Thank God rim brakes are a dying relic of the past.

[@BrianRPaterson]

I'll second that emotion! I love my discs.

[@f.kieranfinney457]

I had aerolights on a tri bike in the ‘80s. You just click in and twist off. The cleats are bulky and you must lengthen your seat post over an inch and adjust everything to compensate. Lean angle is incredible too. Didn’t know they were still made.

[@topher.m]

It's nice to see a rim brake on GCN

[@nellyx1x493]

Yep, it's a reminder how ugly all disc braked bikes look... this is much better.

[@Gicus94]

@@nellyx1x493 I prefer disc brakes look, looks masculine and remind me of motorcycles :)

[@nellyx1x493]

@@Gicus94 disc brakes look masculine? er ok. Carry on, whatever it takes.

[@ssenssel]

Cyclist raving about rim brakes remind me hipsters and their vinyl records

[@jim9685769]

@@ssensselExactly. The same people who wax poetically about their old-school RIM cellphones that were “better.”

[@daviddjerassi]

A Great review every detail explained nothing left out thank you Ollie.

[@Lvvcassss]

It's not a cotton bar tabe, it's an automotive electrical harness wrap XD

[@bendavidson3595]

I just like the simplicity of those gorgeous components. It is impressive but only as an experiment. Loved the video nonetheless. Cheers

[@biketrybe7071]

That rear hub is crazy!

[@MrMeheheh]

I'm tired of mountain bikes getting heavier all the time so I'm happy anyone is talking about light bikes

[@daviddjerassi]

Fantastic Ollie thanks a great review every detail covered .

[@zingbopdelux]

I have the original Cervelo R5 California frame, sub 700 grams, as well as the last R California frameset, sub 650 grams ... I did not build the bikes to be the lightest bikes possible, but I did load them up with the best components, in the most beautiful build look. They are below 5kg, so less than 11 lbs ... I tend to agree, a bike can be too light. When I ride my California's, I feel like I am piloting an F16! ... it is fun tough, to see how a shop makes the lightest bikes possible ... why not! ... Ok GCN, let's see a rider on it!!!

[@molucas3797]

i like very much, its amazing that all pins in the chain seem to be hollow, very nice machine, i totally agree about the weight sweet spot at apx 4.6 to 4.8 to give a more sturdy feel for decending, yes would love to watch andrew tackel a notorious climb on it.

[@guyincognito3085]

Some obvious additional weight savings: Shave down the brake pads (you only need enough to last a couple of rides). Ditto for the tyres (why lug around all that extra rubber?) The saddle nose looks like it could be a few mils shorter. And the branding only needs to be the outline of the letters.

[@The1trueDave]

I actually think the downtube shifter is quite a neat idea. You've still got a reasonable range of gears available out of the saddle; I'm pretty sure they looked at how often you change the front mech compared to the rear and decided to save a couple of hundred grams instead...

[@DrewKime]

It's also a binary switch: It's either up or down. Don't have to worry about indexing.

[@40datboysha]

I miss GCN+. Thanks Ollie for keeping it exciting after the closing of GCN+. I know that’s tough!!

[@ashokcaptain4088]

Absolutely agree!

[@jamesmckenzie3532]

I actually looked at that bike in person. It is was more amazing than this video can show. BTW, the bike was at Fair Wheel Bikes warehouse on Park Avenue in Tucson Arizona. BTW, this bike was covered by Bicycling magazine and was listed as 6.8 pounds vice the UCI limit of 6.8 Kg. I didn't see mention of the price, but when it was built it cost in excess of 30k USD for all the work and parts.

[@PedroFTeixeira]

I'm not a "roady" at all, I have 0 interest on road bikes, but this is very interesting as an engineering exercise.

[@mikezucarelli3572]

These videos are cool for me because I'm from Tucson. Given you all were down there making these videos Im sure you checked out Mt Lemmon (or as i jokingly call it: col de Sonmex). It would be epic if you did some kind of epic climb video in Tucson. Have andrew feather fly in and ride with Lionel Sanders and Sam Long who live down there and have battled over that KOM. Heres one for you....3 man relay up lemmon. Just to see how fast they could do it as a team. Or a 3 man GCN team against one of those guys. Thanks for the great videos and for coming to the states!

[@jazemkrzysio]

Very nice video. I've just got one small correction: I've used several 11-23, and one 11-27 10S Recon cassettes. They are not anodised. Instead, they are ceramic plated. This extremely smooth ceramic layer is not wearing at all, unless your chain is skipping hard on the cassette, damaging parts of it. I've had anodised KCNC as well, made of same alloy, and it was not lasting long, due to abrasion. This ceramic layer is so hard, that cassette is lasting as long as the steel one rather than any anodised aluminium one. I'm familiar with machining metals, including Al 7075. Also I'm not very powerful rider, though usualy riding long slopes - so I can only guess, Recon would be finished much faster being riden by more powerful rider by denting Al 7075 teeth rather than normal abrasion wear, because even hardest aluminium alloy is much softer than hardened steel - you can hit a sample with the hammer, and it's dented easily.

[@WPKSC]

Feather riding a feather up a hill, ohh yes please, would love to see that. Be interesting how much quicker he would be compared to his normal bike up the same hill 👍

[@kevinwright4088]

These bikes are excellent we can all run carrying these bikes up hills and stairs and ride effortlessly to work.

[@SimoneMorettin]

I'd love to see a series with a track sprinter trying to snap that thing 😂

[@andrewmcalister3462]

Brad the Body builder.

[@johnnunn8688]

Wouldn’t need a series, just .25 of a very short video clipette.

[@larshaukenfrers]

They need to get Quadzilla on the channel. Look him up, he is insane

[@LukaszMielczarek]

What do you mean trying? It would break if someone who weights 80 kg try to ride it

[@johnnunn8688]

@@larshaukenfrers is he not a rugby player?

[@crypto_que]

I LOVE my Berk Saddle. It was very expensive, but it's super comfortable on my lightweight aluminum bike.

[@wotexpat9367]

Heck Yes.... Get Andrew Feather on that bike. One:: It suits his name and two: it would be epic to see him take on an epic climb and see what he sets the KOM by.

[@doublejumpvideogames....]

Sponsors wouldn't like a home build embarrassing them ...

[@doublejumpvideogames....]

Sponsors wouldn't like a home build embarrassing them ...

[@savagepro9060]

I would've said: Hack Yes!🤭

[@TheEpieikeia]

"Just so HEAVILY modified" -- Ollie being unintentionally ironic all of a sudden!

[@nellyx1x493]

Dig this big time. More aesthetically pleasing than most modern aero durge. Love the downtube shifter, very Lance.

[@ashokcaptain4088]

And 'infinite trimming' of the front derailleur.

[@cnxkain]

The cage of the Campagnolo Record front derailleur has actually not been swapped. It's carbon stock already

[@calebjackson2631]

I’m around 88 kg and I would be very uncomfortable riding this worrying about it just shattering. That said, it’s incredible what is possible when it comes to weight savings.

[@6SpeedsGood]

I’m 64 kg and I wouldn’t feel comfortable riding this down my driveway! 😀 I do like that it exists though, just not for me.

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

One tiny gust of wind and that would be it!.

[@vonderponey3596]

I'm 100kg and obviously I don't ride bikes 😅 Well motorcycles, and my old Colnago Sprint

[@gcntech]

The rider weight still makes the biggest difference - That said, a bike like this will make you fly up hill 💨

[@csn583]

​@@vonderponey3596 I'm 105kg +/- and I actually have a couple of these components on my bike: the THM cranks and I currently have a 30T fibre lyte little chainring on since I could only get the aluminum KCNC down to 32T. (mountains!) As for this build overall I'd take a hard pass. I'll pay for lightness, but not for inferior functionality. (Big carbon chainring chipped a tooth on me.)

[@carbonbikerepair1]

Hey Ollie come and check out what we are doing with Andrew Feathers hill climbing bike! ..we are about to make his 2018 frameset lighter still using robotics. Come see us, It’s been a while!

[@Lundbergize]

The acceleration of the back wheel is given by how quickly you manage to do your one rev

[@oggyoggy1299]

What?

[@A861967]

Awesome info that’s what we need lightweight bikes 😊

[@charliethc]

If you want to get the that sweet spot 4.6kg, just add a full bottle and you're done :D

[@geraldmaybebaby1585]

I once made a commuter V brake 27 speed at 10 kg. I thought I was a legend. 😂 It was lovely though.

[@robbiefranklin8093]

I'd love to see a sub-4 kg bike race contest. Like a bunch of people build bikes as light as possible and then compete on them. Similar to how Red Bull has their wild challenges like the hang gliders and downhill carts.

[@ashokcaptain4088]

Great idea!

[@dan43544911]

A good cycler in a 6.5 kg bike would crush ever moderate biker on a 3 kg bike so I don't see the point.

[@robbiefranklin8093]

@@dan43544911 the point isn't to see who's the best cyclist, it's to see who can build something that can handle the race. Look up Red Bull's hang glider contests or downhill carts contests. They're a blast.

[@hooyabaaa2]

I dont know a thing about road bikes but in downhill bikes i learned that when you go too far in weight savings parts starts to break or bent. It would be interesting to see a durability test in these ultra light weight builts, in a real world without a super light rider in a ultra smooth road.

[@carlosdeno]

It looks beautiful too and I love the rim brakes! 👍🏼💜🇬🇧

[@FlyingGravelMan]

Incredible, how cool it is that these people can work on such a level of detail!

[@gcntech]

True cycling nerd territory for sure 👀

[@DubUilly]

Diminishing returns has entered the chat.

[@ludinaucnik6158]

This is perfect for some DH ride or even RB Rampage show.

[@10ktube]

I'm curious how long it took to tune/source all of the parts for the build. It takes a lot of time to grind away stuff and have it look good in the end. Also, cost of course, not to critique, just curious how much it took to get it to that weight. Awesome build!

[@gcntech]

A build like this will take a while to really dial in 👌

[@Max_Mustermann_]

@ 12:50 I have two pairs of AeroLite pedals myself. They don't come with black plastic, so they must have made new ones. Probably because the plastic looks very bad after a few rides. I reworked mine with titanium sleeves around the Turcite plastic. Now they weigh 42g per pedal, but they look very nice and they will last forever.

[@karlj711]

This is an old bike that could be made lighter. You could even get those cable housings in Carbon at 1 point. Fairwheel bikes were pioneers back in the day on the weight weenies site. I once built a 4.6 kg Scott CR1 LTD using a lot of the same components. Light as a feather but not the best to ride for any sort of distance. But, I would use the Clavicula cranks & Tune hubs on any bike. Top quality stuff.

[@gcntech]

Plenty of us at GCN used to waste/invest many hours on the weight-weenies forum back in those days!

[@fGhhhz]

The campagnolo record front derailleur is stock, that carbon cage comes stock with the 10 speed campagnolo record titanium groupset.

[@thebrunoserge]

Am I the only one thinking it's really weird how rim brakes in 2024 have such limited options, like for tire/wheel widths etc? It's like the industry is really pushing to phase them out completely for no reason but to push heavier, more expensive disc brakes that are harder to repair

[@elehcimnavaz6316]

does anybody remember the "Gunther Mai" bike, assembled by the same guys from Fairwheel Cycles? Twelve years ago, this project creates a 2,7 kg bike!!! THIS IS THE LIGHTEST. You can easily find photos and info on line.

[@hansi9304]

Don't put a bottle of water into it!!!

[@gdemorest7942]

Jason Woznick of Fairwheel Bikes in Tucson, Arizona did a 2.7 Kg road bike.

[@fotmheki]

Super interesting build, but as you pointed out it's just suitable for hill climbing. Sadly the chainrings from Fibre-Lyte will be the first thing to be gone, carbon fibre tooth against titanium-steel chain... not going very far before abrasion took over

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

... before abrasion takes* over.

[@noseraph]

I would have liked if they made the cockpit finish as impressive as the weight. The shifters just look unfinished and rough, the molded plastic right hood has a jagged cut out and the downtube shifter looks like a junk part. You can also see the bar tape unraveling and blowing in the wind at the end of the video. I know that this is essentially a "concept" bike but I would have spent more time to polish the cosmetics since you know they're going in close on camera.

[@hjbrockway]

i imagine walking this bike down some stairs with my chest out, put it down on the road and confidently mount the bike, with one pedal stroke i accelerate to 30k get two punctures and then can’t brake

[@KenSmith-bv4si]

Deer gawd thats awesome Ollie and yes I would love to see Andrew Feather making his way up an epic climb riding the Alpha AC.

[@Antti5]

That's the standard issue carbon fiber cage on the Record derailleur. They've been carbon on Record since around 2005. Looks funky, is very light, but unfortunately also a lot less durable than the aluminium cage on Chorus... Other than that, I liked how Ollie goes on and on about the acceleration of the rear wheel. However, what REALLY is unusual here is how insanely many engagement points there are on that prototype Tune hub.

[@Shadowboost]

I want that hub!!

[@space.youtube]

The Campag Record FD cage is steel with an outer carbon overlay.

[@Antti5]

@@space.youtube I recently broke one from about 2016, and I can guarantee that it's just carbon fiber. Maybe some model years were carbon-wrapped steel.

[@space.youtube]

@@Antti5 The FD on this bike is badged "Titanium" which dates it to circa '04-'06, so the 2016 iteration is almost irrelevant. It's from the late square taper carbon crank, black brake caliper era. I do not have this Record 10v groupset, but I do have earlier and later Record 10v groupsets. So I checked what I have. The '07-'08 Record "UT Ultra Torque/QS Quick Shift" era FD has a heat treated alloy cage with the outer plate reinforced by a carbon layer. The FD chain interface is still metal on metal, both shifting up onto the big ring, and down. Campagnolo may have utilised a full carbon outer plates in '04-'06 Record, but for whatever reason (durability, stiffness perhaps) it didn't in the UT/QS 10v Record era. It seems odd to me that they'd take an apparent 'step back' though? Maybe they had issues that were later resolved in time for the 11v era? Or maybe the '04-'06 Record 'Titanium' FDs were in fact also alloy with carbon reinforcement?

[@gcntech]

If the Tune hub is anything to go by, we need to get a look at some more prototype components!

[@RADIANprogram]

I like that it's also very good looking bike. And that's the most important thing ;)

[@grantbeerling4396]

Would love a road fixie superlight weight build. ( 50/18 165mm cranks, front brake etc). Something to think about.

[@claudiofiero8523]

That's what I was thinking about, or at least a single speed. Can it break the 3 kg wall taking off shifters, a brake (in case of the fixie) and so on?

[@grantbeerling4396]

@@claudiofiero8523 Thinking about this, I can find pos 500g. I'm sure it could be done

[@tracklocrossyeg]

I built a fixed gear with a custom frame currently 3.8kg but could be made lighter if i had infinite money

[@sneakyfox4651]

Fixies and front brakes are a bad mix. If you do an emergency braking with the front brake, the momentum from the back wheel will make the bike buck and send you flying head-first into what you are braking from. That's simple physics. I rode a fixi for apr. 20,000 miles as a messenger three winters a couple of decades ago (single-speed freewheel in the summer half of the year) and I never used a front brake. In stead, I learned to brake and manoeuvre properly with the rear wheel.

[@TonyWest-j6p]

Super interesting O.Keep up the excellent vids.Thanks mate

[@carlopoli9067]

Outstanding video. Yes, I would be totally excited to follow a video of yours where Feather climbs a challenging hill with a lightweight bike like this, perhaps comparing the performance (and his impressions) with using a current, modern bike like the one the Pros use for TdF climbs. Btw, I think the climbing times will be in favor of the lighter bike, even though every race (except for time trials like the one on the last stage of the Giro d'Italia 2023) also features as much downhill and especially flat...

[@foobar8157]

so how does it ride, and is it faster than a 7 kg bike up the hill?

[@alexm9479]

Weird combination. A 2x which you dont need for hill climbs, but brake levers which will snap the first time you have any serious braking on road. Where are you meant to ride this?

[@larryt.atcycleitalia5786]

Ride it? Nah, it's just to look amazing hanging on a scale. Screwball stuff like this was all the rage before the UCI minimum weight rule came into force.....just like Spinaci bars... remember those..coolest things ever...until they were banned?

[@edb8120]

The chain reminds me of an Everest that I used years ago. Everything slotted and hollow. the Everest had Al side plates. The didn't stretch but they would wear and get so loose side to side that you couldn't shift them because the chain flexed so much.

[@yukiko_5051]

Lightest bikes are usually 1x, but this one is 2x. I bet it will be much lighter if he ditch those fd

[@williamko4751]

And remove front brake. Who needs a front brake for climbing?

[@SuperAnatolli]

@@williamko4751 Remove the rear brake instead. Shorter cable to the front. Better to have brake up front for stopping as well.

[@Taz86]

The freehub is the best thing about this monstrosity of a bike. I can't imagine being such a weight weenie that I must own the highest possible everything; train harder and get fitter if you want your bike to feel lighter. My bike weighs around 16.5 lbs with nothing on it and I don't even feel it because I weight train daily from November-April, ride the trainer from January-whenever the weather breaks (March/April), and by the time I'm back on the road I've gotten so much stronger that my bike feels like it weighs nothing even when it's loaded up

[@gamby16a]

"We could use your support" was a worrisome comment. ☹️ That said, I'll always be a fan of Red 10. It was way ahead of its time and is still an impressive mechanical gruppo. I loved the bike i had it on.

[@Milesbarrington]

Nice video! I seem to remember one of the mountain biking journalists may be Steve Worland or Chipps building the lightest possible mountain bike. The only conclusion I remember was that it rode like a pig...

[@captainbungee]

Yikes! I've eaten biryanis that were heavier than this bike.

[@MrMars121]

This is by far the best sounding hub I've ever heard.

[@NightMareee666]

Dude, please send some F16 here to Ukraine, we need it so much(

[@chuckmccracken4136]

We are with you if we can ever get the US congress off their butts long enough to send you money! Probably training your pilots here right now. Praying for you guys! 😢

[@MrMIBIHA]

i believe will be there very soon

[@kidnamedfinger6323]

That's a quarter of the RAF!

[@milanpavke]

Oh no!

[@timaquatic]

I had some Aerolite pedals back in the late 80's ish, I pulled my cleat/foot out and hit my knees on the handlebars multiple times before I understood why people used the heavy Look ski binding platform

[@Dizzykennedy378]

Small cables are stupid. Doesn’t save anything lmao and they’ll break, rather than brake

[@glossymouse7712]

Well, every component has been compromised in some way to save the last bit of weight. It's stupid, shaving off those final 3 kg off a bike is not worth it at all.

[@kennethg9277]

​@@glossymouse7712 lol the same can be said for shaving a bike down to 7kg. If you have trouble riding a 10kg bike fast up inclines it's a "you" problem

[@glossymouse7712]

@@kennethg9277 I agree, when I started cycling I couldn't go up inclines at all cause "my bike was too heavy" or something. 2 months later I was going up steep inclines in the top gear.

[@bbarber6845]

In my shop days we built a 14lb bike for a guy. Climbed great but descended like shit. Still, bring back light bikes!!

[@briantruck2284]

7 pounds

[@cliffhaston577]

The next time I'm getting a tuneup at Fairwheel, I am going to ask about this bike. Can't believe it is in my backyard but haven't see this before.

[@timcarnes3467]

I think you should take it on a climb vs feather. Come on Ollie do it.