I Won’t Stop Until This Bike Is Under 5kg - Things Get Extreme!
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I Won’t Stop Until This Bike Is Under 5kg - Things Get Extreme!

Tom Bowers Cycling

26 février 2026

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I said I wouldn’t stop until this bike was under 5kg… so I didn’t.
Starting at 5.2kg, I cut, drilled and swapped parts until my BMC Teammachine road bike hit the target.

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Timestamps:
0:00 The 5kg Goal
1:09 Chopping The Drops (No Going Back)
3:37 Dura Ace 9150 Shifters
5:38 Drilling Out The Front Mech Mount
6:23 Ultra Light Seat Clamp
6:52 Crazy AliExpress Carbon Cranks
9:42 Final Weigh In

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HY Fit BMC Seatpost Clamp TeamMachine SLR01/SLR02 (2014~2017)

Créé le : 27 février 2026

Le critique mentionne brièvement avoir remplacé la pince de selle d'origine par une plus légère du même design achetée sur AliExpress.

Résumé IA

Pros

  • Poids plus léger (environ 6,1 grammes économisés)

Où acheter

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5.0 (3)
Vérifié il y a environ un mois
HUDUD Carbon Road Bike Crankset

HUDUD Carbon Road Bike Crankset

Créé le : 6 mars 2026

Le critique mentionne brièvement le HUDUD Carbon Road Bike Crankset 277g Ultra Light 24mm Titanium Axle Easton Spider Fit Xcadey Sigeyi Power Meter mais ne fournit pas d'analyse détaillée.

Résumé IA

Pros

  • Il est incroyablement léger, les manivelles elles-mêmes ne pesant que 285 g pour une longueur de 170 mm.

Liens du créateur

HUDUD Carbon Rennrad Kurbel 277g Ultra Leicht 24mm Titan Achse Easton Interface Kompatibel Xcadey Sigeyi Powermeter - AliExpress 18

HUDUD Carbon Rennrad Kurbel 277g Ultra Leicht 24mm Titan Achse Easton Interface Kompatibel Xcadey Sigeyi Powermeter - AliExpress 18

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