Plus One Lap Gallery

Light Cross Bike #25: Tristan's Trek

2006-10-09T17:39:00.001-07:00

The first Trek to the gallery, is Tristan's sub 18 lb X01.

Frame: Trek X01
Fork: Alpha Q
Brakes: Cane Creek w/ Swisstop pads
FSA carbon chainring guards
Dura Ace drivetrain
Bontrager XXXlite everything

If you have a sub 18 lb cyclocross bike, email it to me at plusonelap@gmail.com

Dual Gallery Bike #10 and #24: Josh's RockLobster

2006-10-05T22:55:00.001-07:00

Josh previously had a Rocklobster that was in both galleries as well, #1 in the Handmade Gallery and #4 in the Lightweight Cross Gallery. A new season and a new bike! This one is equally as sweet in Sea Foam green.

Frame: Alu RockLobster
Fork: Easton
Bars: Easton
Stem: Easton
Drivetrain: Shimano Dura Ace
Pedals: Eggbeaters
Saddle: Arione
Brakes: Paul's Neo Retro front and Touring rear (in gold)
Wheels: Ksyrium tubulars
Tires: Dugasts

Read about Josh's march across the USA as he travels from cyclocross race to race on his blog at Quick n Dirty

If your ride is handmade or under 18 pounds email me photos and the build list to plusonelap@gmail.com

Light Cross Bike #23: Ross' Alan

2006-10-03T23:33:00.000-07:00

The first Alan to hit the lightweight gallery is Ross' Alan X-40 which weighs 17.3 pounds.

Build is: X-40 Frame
IRD full carbon Fork
Thomson stem and post
Full Dura Ace
Frogleg Brakes
Deda Supernatural Bars
Deda tape
San Marco Era Saddle (could use lighter, but this babies gotta go the distance)
Race wheels Ksyrium SL with Grifo Challenge tires 32 mm
Training wheels DA hubs, Open Pro rims and Michelin Jet tires
Racing wt. 17.3 lbs.

Ross said: "Hey, here's my ALAN X-40. This set up is after a day of dirt road riding, hence the computer and bottle cage. Super cool bike that's smooth yet stiff.

Like I said, it could be lighter, but why take the risk of a DNF using super light parts, you see it every race, some guy pushing the envelope and he ends up pushing the bike.

Best cross bike I've ever owned and I've been through a few!"

Looks good Ross, congrats on being the 23rd lightweight cross bike to hit the +1lap gallery. If any of you have a sub 18lb cyclocross bike or a handmade bike (regardless of weight), email it to me with pictures and a build list at plusonelap@gmail.com

Light Cross Bike #22: Chris' Ridley

2006-09-25T17:05:00.000-07:00

Another Ridley for the Lightweight gallery. This one weighs only 16.97 pounds.

2007 Ridley Supercross (58cm) w/ full carbon Python fork
FSA K-force carbon handlebars (31.8/44cm)
FSA K-force carbon stem (120mm)
FSA K-force carbon seatpost
Dura-Ace 10spd rear shifter
Shimano BL-600 Brake Lever
Dura-Ace 10spd Cranks
FSA 44T chainring
Cyclocrossworld Wetzikin chainguard
Jump Start chain deflector
Dura-Ace 10spd rear derailleur
Ultegra 12-27 cassette
Bontrager XXX-Lite carbon tubular wheels
Tufo Elite LPS tires (30mm)
Crank Brothers 2-Ti Eggbeater pedals
Empella Frog Leg Canti brakes
Empella top mount brake levers
SwissStop brake pads
IRD extra long cable hanger
Fizik Arione saddle
Dura-Ace brake cables/housing
XTR teflon shifter cable/housing
Deda bar tape

Other: FSA RD-488 wheels with Dugast Rhino tubulars, Dura-Ace 12-25 10spd
cassette

Chris: "As I said, this weighed in at 16.97lbs. I was surprised since it' such a
large frame. It's a bit heavier with the FSA/Dugast setup which I use for
more technical courses. Thanks for the site!"

Chris' blog is at cgadventures.blogspot.com

Thanks for the submission Chris.

If anyone else has a sub 18 pound cyclocross bike email me at plusonelap@gmail.com and your bike and build list will promptly be posted on +1lap.

Light Cross Bike #21: Rob's Specialized

2006-09-25T08:41:00.001-07:00

The first Specialized for the gallery is Rob's Specialized Tricross weighing in at 15.72 lbs.

S-works frame
easton bars/ seat post
FSA stem, Cranks 42 chain ring, Carbon seat.
Spooky carbon brakes and rings
Dugast cotton tires
Nimble Fly carbon rims.
Dura ace shifters, cassette and derailer.
candy ti pedals

magic weight 15.72 pounds

could get lighter with lighter cassette and a dummy
shifter on the single chainring set -up

If anyone else has a sub 18lb cyclocross rig, email it to me at plusonelap@gmail.com. Thanks Rob.

Light Cross Bike #20: Thijs' Cannondale

2006-09-25T08:40:00.000-07:00

Another lightweight cross bike for the gallery and to drool over. Pretty nice Cannondale build.

Specs:

Frame: Cannondale CAAD9 SI Cyclocross
Fork: Easton EC90X
Wheels: Bontrager Race X Lite Carbon Aero
Tyres: Dugast Typhoon 34mm tubes

Crankset: Cannondale Hollowgram SI (alu)
Shifters: Shimano Dura Ace 10spd
Rear der: Shimano Dura Ace 10spd
Front der: Shimano Dura Ace 10spd
Cassette: Shimano Ultegra 10 spd
Chain: Shimano Dura Ace 10spd
Brakes: Spooky alu
Brakepads: Swissstop RAT

Saddle: Selle Italia SLR
Seatpost: Easton EC70 Zero
Handlebar: Easton EA70 Wing
Stem: Cannondale C3
Pedals: Crankbrothers Eggbeaters SL
Handlebar tape: Deda black-carbon

Weight is 7,8 kg or about 17,1 pounds.

If you have a sub 18lb cross bike, email me the photos and build list to plusonelap@gmail.com and it'll be posted to the +1lap gallery too.

Lightweight Cross Bike #19: Craig's Voodoo

2006-09-11T23:27:00.001-07:00

Another Titanium rig located here in Portland for the lightweight gallery, is this sweet titanium Voodoo cyclocross bike.

Frame: Voodoo Loa Titanium, 53 cm
Fork: Morati Titanium
Headset: Chris King
Bars: Salsa Short 'n Shallow
Stem: ITM Road Race
Brakes: SRP Mr. Grumpy
Wheels: Cane Creek Tubular, ti spokes
Tires: Tufo Elite LPS
Cranks: Race Face Forged
Shifters: Campy Centaur 10 speed
Derailleurs: Campy Centaur 10 speed
Saddle: Serfas Aria
Seatpost: Syncros
Pedals: Time ATAC Carbon

Weight: 17.5 pounds

Thanks for the bike pics, Craig. I like the silver/ti theme of the bike.

If anyone else has a sub 18lb cyclocross bike or a custom made cyclocross bike they want to show the readers of +1lap, send some pictures and a build list to plusonelap@gmail.com

Lightweight Cross Bike #18: SGK's Ridley

2006-09-11T00:55:00.001-07:00

Another Ridley for the light gallery, looks ready to race in the Pac NW.

Frame: Ridley Supercross, 50cm
Fork: Ritchey WCS Carbon
Bars: Ritchey WCS Carbon 44cm
Stem: Ritchey WCS
Headset: FSA Integrated
Brake/shift Levers: Shimano Dura Ace 9spd
Brakes: 4ZA
Seat Post: Thompson
Saddle: Selle Italia SLR
Crank Set: Shimano Ultegra
Chain Rings: Ultegra
Bottom Bracket: Ultegra Octalink
Pedals: Crank Brothers Ti
Chain: Sram
Rear Derailleur: Ultegra
Cassette: Ultegra 12-25, 12-27
Hubs Frt & Rr: Mavic 601
Rims Frt & Rr: mavic Reflex Ceramic, Kysrium SUP
Tires: Challenge Grifo
Bar Tape: Cinelli

SGK says it weighs 17.33 when "really" clean.

Thanks for the pics and build list, if you have a sub 18 pound cyclocross bike, email it to me at plusonelap@gmail.com

Dual Gallery bike #8 and #17: Daniel's Ellsworth

2006-09-08T10:35:00.001-07:00

Another cool rig to post up to the Plus One Lap Handbuilt Gallery. This one is Daniel's Ellsworth. The first Ellsworth to the gallery, this one's actually a dual gallery bike too, as it weighs in at 17.25 lbs.

He said,"Thought readers might get a kick out of this one-off Ellsworth Cross bike. Sort of a cross (heh) between an Ellsworth Roots and their Sub-22 mountain frame. Pics attached. Here are the specs (and no, it is not for sale):

Easton Elite tubing (custom drawn for Ellsworth)
50 cm seat tube, ctc
57 cm top tube, ctc
12.5" BB height (yow)
17.25 lbs. built
Dura-Ace 9 spd. right shifter (with fron/back brakes switched like a real cross bike and in keeping with my motocross background)
Dura-Ace non-STI left brake lever
Paul cross levers
9 spd. XTR rear der. (no front), 12-27 Ultegra cassette
single 42 chainring w/ Spot inner and Cyclocrossworld.com outer guards
Carbon Lord 172.5 mm cranks and FSA bottom bracket
Woundup full-carbon fork
Ritchey WCS stem, 100 mm
Cane Creek non-integrated headset
Thomson Elite post, 27.2 mm
Selle Italia Flight Gel saddle
Mavic Ksyrium Elite wheels
Tufo Elite LPS tubeless tubular clincher tires
Coolest feature of all: bottom bracket is engraved "Prototype A"

Three of these ever made. Only two out in the world--Tony Ellsworth kept one for himself. Crazy geometry, but works for me. I'm 5' 10" with a long torso. This is like a compact frame, but with a level top-tube for easy portage. Overall ride amazing. Never had a bike that so reads my mind in terms of handling. I'm not the best barrier bunny-hopper, but this bike makes it pretty straightforward. Rides exactly like a high-end hardtail mountainbike off road and sprints like a road bike on. That rear triangle is something special. Supple yet unbelievably stiff. I'm really stoked about the start of the season.

Cool site. Happy to be able to have my bike hanging out with those other sweet rigs.

Cheers"

Thanks Daniel! Yeah I'm getting excited about the season too, and I like your homemade barrier, looks solid.

Lightweight Cross Bike #16: Pete's Ridley

2006-07-10T21:39:00.000-07:00

Another really cool lightweight Cross machine is Pete’s Ridley Supercross. A good choice of lightweight parts that are still durable. Check it out!

Here's the specs on my Ridley. I don't have individual weights, onlythe cumulative weight.
Frame: Ridley Supercross, 54cm
Fork: 4ZA Python Carbon
Bars: FSA RD2000Stem: FSA 115, 120mm
Headset: FSA Integrated
Brake Levers: Campy Record
Brakes: Spooky Carbon
Seat Post: FSA SL K Zero Setback
Saddle: Selle Italia SLR
Crank Set: FSA Carbon Pro Compact
Chain Rings: Salsa 110 mm X 40T
Bottom Bracket: FSA Pro Ti
Pedals: Crank Brothers Ti, 1st Generation
Chain: Record
Rear Derailleur: Campy Chorus
Cassette: Campy Chorus
Hubs Frt & Rr: DT 240s 28 hole
Rims Frt & Rr: DT RR 1.1Spokes: DT Revolutions
Tires: Michelin MudsTubes: Michelin
Rim Strips: Velox
Bar Tape: Cinelli
Cables: Campy

The total weight on my Fish Scale is: 16.62 lbs. Since the photos, I've added a chain guard. The next big item is a new wheelset. Most likely DT hubs with Zipp 285 Pave Rims and Gommitalia tires.

Dual Gallery bike #5, #15: Dan's Steelman

2006-06-05T09:53:00.000-07:00

The first singlespeed cyclocross bike in either gallery is this Steelman which weighs in at a light 17.05 lbs putting it into both galleries, the second dual gallery bike. Its #5 in the Custom Gallery and #15 in the Lightweight one.

Build List
Frame- Steelman Eurocross custom 58x59
Fork- Sibex ti
Wheels- White Ind. H1/Eno laced to Niobium 30mm rims on DT revos
Tires- Front Michelin Mud, Rear Bontrager Jones, Tubed, but will be replacing with No Tubes
Stem- Ritchey WCS, Ti bolts, Custom carbon top cap
Bars- Deda 31.8 Newton shallow
Levers- Record
Brakes- Avid shorties, tuned
Cranks/bb- Storck Power Arms, TA 39 tooth ring., crap steel sealed bearing BB.
Pedals- Egg Beater Ti, will have shortened spindles added shortly.
Seat- SLR
Seatpost- Record.

Total weight 17.05 lbs.

The bike could be a lot lighter and when it is finally done will have probably shed 1/4 lb or so. It rides very well and will be my back-up pit bike. Thanks Jeremy for the blog, everyone please check out the website www.arcvelo.com.

If you have a handbuilt or sub 18lb cross bike send it to me at plusonelap@gmail.com

LightWeight Cross bike #14: Ty's Derosa Cross Carbon

2006-05-24T13:50:00.000-07:00

Well, I wasnt going to skip the number 13, but seeing as how Ty didnt need any more bad luck when it came to cross bikes, I did it anyways.

Like the Phoenix being reborn and rising from the ashes, this De Rosa kicks some ass. Nice build Ty.

Frame: Derosa Carbon Cross pro, half carbon, half deda alum.
Fork: Alpha Q cx fork
Headset: Campagnolo record hiddenset
Stem: Deda 26.0 newton
Handlebar: Deda 215 44cm deep belgium drop
cross levers: sniper cx levers
Shifters: Campagnolo Chorus Ergopower 10-speed
Ribbon:salsa rubberized cork grey
Cables: Campagnolo (black)
Front derailleur: -Campagnolo record compact
Rear derailleur: Campagnolo Chorus 10-speed (short cage)
Chain: Campagnolo ultra C-10
Cassette: Campagnolo Record 12-27 titanium
Crankset: FSA KForce cross
Bottom bracket: FSA ceramic mega exo
Brakes: Spooky cantilevers w/ kool stop ceramic pads
Pedals: Crank Bros titanium Candys
Wheels: 2006 Mavic Ksyriums SL tubulars
Tubes: AhHH!! Dugast typhoon Nectar of the gods!!!
Seatpost:Titanium American classic
Saddle: Selle Italia SLR (black)

Ty wrote: "I finally finished the bike, I had to hunt down the dugast like the holy grail! The frame is awesome! Super agile, and responsive, and no braze on water bottle bolts that dig in your shoulder! According to Gian Lucca of Albabici importers you are the distributers of derosa in the usa, says that there are only three of these frames in the usa. I had seen the frame at interbike last year and loved it! I ordered on about four months later and was custom made for my measurements. The wait time was about 4 months which wasnt to bad, but came in the right time after my lobster was crushed! I have another older set of mavic ksyriums with tufo tubular clinchers for training so I dont wear down the "gucci" dugasts!
I bike was around 16.44, but I forgot to put on my sigma bc 1200 computer!
thanks again for the kick ass website! Ty"

Very cool bike, I love some of the detail in that rear carbon stay. Also, the bike is super light without being crazy. Looks like the choice of parts was focused on both lightweight and durability. Nice work!

LightWeight Cyclocross Bike #12: Jon's Bianchi

2006-04-19T22:41:00.000-07:00

Another bike to add to the world's largest lightweight cyclocross bike gallery, Jon's Bianchi Cross Concept! You've probably never seen Celeste Candy pedals before, so check it out...

His current weight is at 17.5 lbs (7.94 kg). Jon says hes, "hoping to shed more lbs for the coming season."

Frame: '03 Concept frame
Fork: Alpha Q
Cranks: FSA carbon compact cranks.
Wheels: Mavic Kysrium SL's with Tufo elite tubular clinchers
Brakes: Cane creek cantis with tektro carbon top mount levers
Brifters: Ultegra
Derailleurs: Ultegra
Handlebar: Salsa 'bell lap'
Stem: FSA OS 140
Seatpost: Easton EC70 carbon
Saddle: fizik Arione
Pedals: one of a kind 'celeste' colored crankbrothers candy sl's.

The story behind the celeste pedals (a non production color) is:
"I saw them (pedals) at Interbike a couple years ago
when 'candy's' first came out. They were part of the
display at the booth, I asked if they'd sell them to
me, but they insisted that they were NFS (not for sale)!

When I got home I contacted them again (Crankbrothers
sponsors our team, Missing Link / Bianchi), and they
sent them to me eventually. Sweet.

Jon says he plans on going single ring for the 2006 season. 44 or
42 tooth with a 12-25 cassette. Maybe also a outboard
bearing style crank and maybe a lighter seat (sella Italia SLR?).

Thanks for the photos Jon.

If you have a sub 18lb cyclocross bike email it to me at

LightWeight Cyclocross Bike #11: Robert's OCCP

2006-04-04T15:17:00.000-07:00

A new frame manufacturer for Plus One Lap--this time OCCP. Robert sent me a Campy equipped cx bike that came in at just over 17 lbs or 7.74 kg's. I even got to practice my non-existent German to translate his spec list, I dont mind that much. Google image search worked really well. Anyway, check his bike out.

Build Sheet:
Frame OCCP Team Issue 60cm 1648g
Fork 4ZA Python 379g
Headset FSA Orbit MX 1 1/8 92g incl.
Top Cap Assembly FSA Expander 40g incl.
Stem Syntace F99 120mm, Titanschr. 101g
Handlebar Ritchey WCS 42cm 228g 61,
Seatpost USE Alien Aluminium 270mm, 27.2 159g
Saddle Selle Italia SLR TT 149g
Crankset: Campagnolo Chorus 04 175mm 514g, Carbon ring guard 22g, TA 42 tooth chainring 58g
BB bolts Campagnolo Chorus 32g incl.
Bottom Bracket Campagnolo Record 102mm 190g
Rear Derailleur Campagnolo Chorus 03 214g 91,
Front Brakes: Empella Frogglegs 150g
Rear Brakes: Empella Frogglegs 150g incl.
Shifter Campagnolo Record 174g
Brake lever Campagnolo Record 110g
Top Levers Tektro RX 2.0 89g
Nokon Housing
Nokon cable 43g, Campy Cable 14g
Cassette Campagnolo Centaur 13-26 272
Lockring Campagnolo Titan 10g -
Chain Campagnolo Record 258g
Front wheel: American Classic/Sapim Laser/Ambrosio Crono 571g
Rear wheel: American Classic/Sapim Laser/Ambrosio Crono 742g
Front tire Dugast Typhoon 32mm 391g
Rear Tire: Dugast Typhoon 32mm 399g
Front QR Campagnolo Record 100mm 58g
Rear QR Campagnolo Record 100mm 63g
Pedal Crank Brothers Eggbeater SL 272g
Spacer Syntace Carbon 5g -
Front Der Xtreme Dogfang 11g
Handlebar tape FSA kork 50g

Total weight verified on scale: 17.06 lbs or 7.74g

If you have sub 18lb (sub 8.16 kg) cyclocross bike, we'd all like to see it. Email me it to me at:

LightWeight Cyclocross Bike #10: Timo's Kinesis

2006-03-18T23:12:00.000-08:00

Timo's got a 15.9 pound (7215 gram) cyclocross bike that he finally got some pictures of. A fairly stealth rig with some high end Euro boutique parts on including Lightweight carbon wheels.

This is the current specs list. I do not have separate weights for all parts:

Frame: Kinesis Extralight cyclocross ; 56 cm (black anodized)
Fork: Advance cyclocross full carbon
Headset: Chris King Ahead ; 1 1/8" (black)
Stem: Syntace F119 ; 120 mm ; 6° ; Ø 31.8 (will be switched for F99 ; Ø 26.0
Handlebar: Ritchey Pro ; 460 mm ; Ø 31.8 ; shortened (will be switched for WCS ; Ø 26.0 ; shortened)
Shifters: Campagnolo Chorus Ergopower 10-speed (right) / non-Ergo Campagnolo Record (left)
Ribbon: BBB ; black ; carbon look
Cables: Campagnolo (black)
Front derailleur: -
Rear derailleur: Campagnolo Chorus 10-speed (short cage)
Chain: Campagnolo C-10
Cassette: Campagnolo Record 12-25
Crankset: Storck Powerarms; 172.5 mm w/ TA Hexoa 42t (black) and Stronglight carbon guards
Bottom bracket: Tune AC38 JIS ; 113 mm
Brakes: Spooky carbon cantilevers w/ BBB cartridges and Lightweight rubber
Pedals: Time Atac XS carbon/titanium
Hubs: Lightweight w/Tune skewers (black)
Spokes: Lightweight
Rims: Lightweight
Tubes: Tufo T30 Pro, 30 mm
Seatpost:Thomson Elite masterpiece; 330 mm ; Ø 27.2 mm (black)
Saddle: Selle Italia SLR (black)

Weight (digital hanger scale in my bike shop): 7215 grams

I think Timo did a really nice job of picking a color scheme and sticking with it. The bike has a theme which I think leads to a nice overall visual package. Also, it kicks ass. Thanks Timo, good work!

If you have a sub 18lb (8.16 kg) cyclocross bike, email it to me at

LightWeight Cyclocross Bike #9: Marco's Colnago C50

2006-03-11T11:34:00.000-08:00

Heres part two of the "one-two punch". Yesterday, I posted what I am touting as the lightest brakes ever made. Today, I'm posting what could be the lightest cyclocross bike ever made. Marco's 13.16 pound (5.970 kg) Colnago C50!!!! This thing is the essence of sweet. Its blingtastic even. Keep reading for specs...

At just a hair over 13 pounds, this is a fairly incredible bike. And although some very slight upgrades could still be made to this bike to lighten it under 13 pounds, this bike is so very cool.

I got this email from Marco:

Dear friend,
I’m an Spanish CX racer. I’m every day thinking about make CX bikes as light as possible. I now have 5 CX bikes. Today my 5th bike was presented to the public, called “Team Monte Cerrao Evo V”. It’s a Colnago C50 cross frame with lighter parts. As you can see in the scale this bike weighs now 5.970kg. You can find two photos attached to this email.

Spec list:

Frame: Colnago C50 cross 54cm
Fork: Colnago cross
Headset: Extralite 1 1/8
Stem: Ritchey WCS 110mm titanium bolts
Bar: Schmolke Carbon 44cm
Shifter Right: Campagnolo Record
Brake lever left: Campagnolo Record (tuned)
Wheels: Extralite UltraClimb SPZ
QRs: Tune
Tires: Tufo Elites 32
Crank: Storck PowerArms 175mm with Fibre Lyte 39 tooth ring and Fibre Lyte Carbon Ring guard
Pedals: Crank Bross Egg Beater Triple Ti
BB: TA Axix Light Ti
Rear Derailleur: Campagnolo Record
Chain: KMC X9 SL Gold
Cassette: Extralite 12-27 9v
Brakes: Spooky Carbon
Seatpost: New Ultimate
Saddle: San Marco Apside Carbon

Total weight: 13.16 pounds or 5.970 kg.

Thanks Marco, great contribution to the site! Wonderful work.

If you have a sub 18lb (8.16 kg) cyclocross bike, email it to me at

LightWeight Cyclocross Bike #8: Chris' Colnago

2006-02-20T18:12:00.000-08:00

The second Colnago up on the site, this one's scandium. Just making the weight mark, but take a look at the frame size, so thats pretty impressive Chris, good work.

Frame: Colnago Scandium Cross 60cm
Fork: Colnago Cross
Headset: Chris King 1-1/8, blue
Stem: Ritchey WCS 120mm
Bar: Ritchey WCS 44cm
Shifter Right: Dura Ace 7800
Brake lever left: Cane Creek
Wheels: Mavic Reflex Ceramic laced to Dura Ace hubs, 32 spoke
Tires: Tufo Elites
Crank: Truvativ Rouleur Cyclocross 175mm with FSA 44-tooth ring and Salsa ring guard
BB: Truvativ Giga X Pipe
Pedals: Crank Bros Candy C (stolen from my wife -- I will run Candy ti or Candy sl in colors that match the frame for races)
Chain: SRAM PC-89R Hollow Pin
Cassette: SRAM PC-970 12-26
Rear Derailleur: Dura Ace 7800
Brakes: Avid Shorty 6 with Avid Tri Dangles
Seatpost: Ritchey WCS
Saddle: Selle San Marco Aspide

Total weight: 17.6lbs/8.03kg
Pedals should take off another 50 grams ... not bad for a 60cm frame!

Chris said, "Here are the specs -- big thanks to Lou Kuhn (see his Colnago C-50, Light Bike #5) for the advice and support, and for the awesome build he did as owner and head mechanic at The Pony Shop in Evanston, Illinois. Also thanks to SRAM for being a great sponsor of my road team."

Take a look at Chris's blog where he talks about cyclocross stuff as well at www.cstrout.blogspot.com

LightWeight Cyclocross Bike #7: Brian's Specialized

2006-02-20T18:09:00.000-08:00

Brian built up a pretty sweet Specialized TriCross and got the weight at 16.13 lbs/7.32 kg.

Frame: 2006 Specialized S-Works Tricross 52cm (1450 grams with seatcollar and headset bearings)
Fork: Ritchey WCS Carbon Cross
Brakes: SRP Mr Grumpy
Wheels: Mavic SSL tubular
Tires: Tufo Flexus
Stem: Easton EC70
Hbar: Specialized Sworks SL
Tape: Fizik microtape
Shifters: Rear Dura Ace 9spd
Brake: Left Dura Ace old school
Cables: XTR
Cassette: Dura Ace 12-27
Seatpost:Easton EC90
Saddle: Specialized Toupe
Cranks: Dura Ace 7800
Ring: Dura Ace 41T
Guard: FSA Carbon guard.
Chain: SRAM PC91HP
Pedals: Eggbeater Triple Ti

weight: 16.13lbs

If you have a sub 18lb (8.16 kg) cyclocross bike, email it to me at

LightWeight Cyclocross Bike #6: Dave's K2 proto

2006-02-20T18:08:00.000-08:00

Numero Seis is Dave's "Giant" cyclocross bike, Dave says, "its a prototype K2 frame that we (i used to work at K2) made for Jonny Sundt. never hit production. My team is sponsored by giant so thats why the Giant decals. :)" Pretty cool. BTW, whatever happened to Sundt?

Frame- Kinesis prototype K2, Kinesium tubing w/ carbon seat stay, 56/56
Fork- Alpha Q
Wheels- Zipp 303
Tires- Challenge Grifo 34'
QR- Mavic
BB- FSA Isis Ti
Cranks-FSA Carbon Pro 38/46 w/ 3rd eye (recently replaced w/ new Dura Ace)
Pedals- Time Atac carbon Ti
Brakes- Spooky w/ Ti bolts
Empella chicken levers (being removed for next season)
Brakepads- Koolstop black
F Der.- Dura Ace
RDer.- Dura Ace
Shifters- Dura Ace (R) Ultegra (L) 9spd
Cassette- Dura Ace 12-27
Bars- FSA RD 200 44's
Bartape- Deda
Seatpost- FSA SLK
Saddle- FSA (San Marco Era design)
Stem- FSA OS 115
Headset- Cane Creek IS integrated w/ carbon spacers

Total weight: 17.8 lbs/8.07 kg

This bike/frame probably has another full season or two in it & I think our team deal with Giant may be ending. So, next year will probably bring new paint & new decals for whatever bike manufacturer we get. These frames handle & ride like no other so I'll be on them until they break or wear out. :)

~Dave~
RBR DPCX

LightWeight Cyclocross Bike #5: Lou's Colnago

2006-02-20T18:07:00.001-08:00

Light Bike #5 is Lou Kuhn’s Colnago C50 carbon bike. Colnago carbon outfitted with full Dura Ace is a pretty sweet combo. Check out the pics to get a closer look.

Edit: 2/14/06: Lou's lightened his rig to under 16 lbs with a new wheelset.

Frame: Colnago C50 cross 58cm
Fork: Colnago cross
Headset: Chris King 1 1/8
Stem: FSA 0S115 120mm
Bar: Easton EC90 Carbon 44cm
Shifter Right: Dura Ace 7800
Brake lever left: Cane Creek
Wheels: Zipp 202 rims 32 hole, DT 240 hubs, Revolution spokes, tied and soldered.
Tires: Tufo Elites
Crank: Dura Ace 7800 175mm with DA 42 tooth ring and FSA Carbon Ring guard
BB: Dura Ace 7800
Rear Derailleur: Dura Ace 7800
Chain: Dura Ace 7800
Cassette: Dura Ace 12-27
Brakes: Paul's Neo Retro Cantis with Avid Tri Dangles
Seatpost: USE Alien Carbon
Saddle: Fizik Arione

Total weight: 15.98 lbs

If you have a sub 18lb (8.16 kg) cyclocross bike, email it to me at

LightWeight Cyclocross Bike #4: Josh's Rock Lobster

2006-02-20T18:07:00.000-08:00

The first American made frame to hit Plus One Lap is none other than Josh's Rock Lobster made in Santa Cruz California. Weighing in at approximately 17.1 lbs he reports and looking pretty bad ass.

Here's the breakdown:

Frame- Easton scandium Rock Lobster, custom for me w/ 53cm c-c tt and 53cm
c-t st.
Fork- Easton EC90X
Wheels- Zipp 404 Pave
Tires- Dugast 30 cotton
QR- Dura Ace
BB- Phil Ti, Campy taper, 102mm
Cranks- Interloc Carbon 172.5, Campy brankarm bolts
Pedals- Crank Brothers Triple Ti Eggbeaters
Chainrings- Specialties TA 39-46, alloy cr bolts
Brakes- Paul Neo-Retro front, Touring rear
Brakepads- Koolstop black w/ "wedge" trimmed off
F Der.- Dura Ace 7700 brz-on w/ shimano alloy clamp
RDer.- Ultegra 7800
Shifters- 105 7800
Cassette- Dura Ace 7800 12-25
Bars- Easton EC90 Equipe Pro
Bartape- Soma
Seatpost- Easton EC-70
Saddle- Fizik Arione
Stem- Easton EA-50 w/ small alloy brake hanger
Headset- Chris King

It's sweet to have a sub 18lb gallery, there's some cool bikes up there
already! -josh (wunlap on RBR)

If you have a sub 18lb (8.16 kg) cyclocross bike, email it to me at

Other bikes in the gallery:
LightBike #1: John's Morati
LightBike #2: Elmar's Excel-Carbon
LightBike #3: Martin's Moots

Tag: LightBike Gallery: Sub 18lb cyclocross bikes

Lightweight Cyclocross Bike #3: Martin's Moots

2006-02-20T18:06:00.000-08:00

Martin’s Moots titanium cyclo-cross rig is the 3rd “light bike” on the site. Martin reports that the frame is about 7600 grams or 16.75 lbs. See below for more info, specs and pictures.

Frame: Moots Psychlo-X 1642 grams
Fork: Kocmo titanium 592 grams
Crankset: FRM integrated (bb and cranks) 740 grams
Handlebars: FRM 240 grams
Headset: Chris King
Brakes: Paul Neo Retro
Pedals: Crank Bros Eggbeater triple ti 180 grams
Saddle: Selle Italia SLR 135 grams
Computer: Sigma
Wheelset: Zipp 404 1360 grams
Quick releases: FRM ti 72 grams
Tires: Wolber 680 grams
Campagnolo Record Drivetrain

If you have a sub 18 lb (8.16 kg) cyclocross bike, email it to me at

Other bikes in the gallery:
Lightbike #1: John's Morati
Lightbike #2: Elmar's Excel-Carbon

Lightweight Cyclocross Bike #2: Elmars Excel Carbon

2006-02-20T18:04:00.000-08:00

Following yesterday's post of the pretty sweet Ti rig, today is Elmar's carbon cx bike. Elmar reports this bike is a very light 7 kilos----for the American's, thats 15.4 lbs, lighter than most people's road bike for sure. Very nice.

Frame:Excel-Carbon 1360g
Fork : Kuota-Sintema -Mud 520g
Headset: No-Name 52g
Saddle: Flite tuned 148g
Seatpost: Ritchey WCS 198g
Pedals: Eggbeater Triple ti Short spindels 178g
Crankset: thm clavicula inc bb 420g
Frontwheel: tune , martix rim ,24 spokes,alloynipples, 520g
Rearwheel: americanclassic hub,zipp 280 rim 698g
Tires: tufo 310g + 340g
quickrelease: tune front 22g, shimano rear 67g
Cassette: shimano dura-ace 12-27 , 178g
Stem: syntace f99 109g
Handlebar: Ritchey wcs 240g
Front derailleur: Dura-ace ~82g
Chain: kmc x 9 sl
weight ~7,0 kilo=15.54 lbs

Planned upgrades:
Saddle: slr tuned ~ 110 gramm (save 38g)
Seatpost: new ultimate 100 gr. (saves 98 grams),
Handlebar: schmolke 160-170 gramm (saves 80 grams)
which would give him a bike thats about .47 lbs lighter or 216 grams.

If you have a sub 18 lb cyclocross bike, email it to me at

Other LightBikes in the gallery:
Light Bike #: John's Morati

Lightweight Cyclocross Bike #1: Johns Morati

2006-02-20T18:03:00.000-08:00

So, I think there are some bikes out there that deserve a little more
bandwidth because theyre pretty bad ass. And seeing as how I have this
thing with light cross bikes, Im going to start featuring cyclocross
bikes on this site that are under 18 lbs or 8.17kg. If you have a bike
thats under this limit, drop me an email at

Bike #1: John's Morati

A really sweet Euro-titanium rig with matching Morati fork. John
reports that he had a custom steel (read: high end Norcal framebuilder)
fork on there before and that the bike's ride quality improved
dramatically with the addition of the Morati ti fork.

Other totally bling so bright it hurts (bsbih) components are the no longer in production
Sweetwings cranks.

Lastly, John previously rode on carbon Zipp rims and Tune hubs but recently
ordered the Reynolds Stratus DV wheelset. Pretty nice. Build spec and
additional pics below.

Some might argue that the AX Lightness saddle and the EC90 bars would
be too weak for the rugged abuse a cross bike endures, but John being
at 140 lbs doesn't put too much stress on these components.

For more information about some of the components on this bike check out the following:
Write Up about Sweetwings Cranks
Morati Website

Build Spec:
52 cm Morati Frame (1525 grams)
Morati Fork (570 grams with cut steerer)
Sweet Parts Sweet Wings crankset w/TA Specialites rings (38t-46t)
Dura-Ace STI shift/brake levers
Dura-Ace Front Derailleur
XTR Rear Derailleur
Dura-Ace cassette (12-27)
Spooky brakeset
959 pedals
Sram PC-89R chain
Avocet O2 saddle (switched to AX Lightness for racing)
Salsa Shaft seatpost (difficult to find a good 27.0mm one with setback)
Ritchey WCS Stem
Ritchey Bio-Max Pro handlebar (soon to be switched to Easton EC90)
Tires-----Tufo Elite 34mm, Dugast Typhoon 34mm, Schwalbe CX Pro Lite
mud clinchers
Wheels---
Mavic Reflex Ceramic laced 32h to King hubs,
Velocity Aeroheads laced 28h to DT Hugi 240 hubs (for mud),
and soon....Reynolds Stratus DV 20h-24h

Total bike weight: 7893 grams with zipp/tune wheels and 7923 grams projected
with the Reynolds wheelset.