Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Shaved (literally) a few grams.
I couldn't quite figure out what I kept catching my left pant leg on (usually only roll up my right). Then I looked down and it dawned on me, that my pant leg was reaching all the way in to the front derailleur guide that's brazed on the frame. So it was time for another dremel adventure. It turned out pretty cool, and I buzzed off some paint on the remaining piece. Didn't feel like filing it, cause the dremel marks gave it a cool shininess. Now it'll just need a dab of nail polish. It got me thinking, maybe someday I'll try removing the paint around the lugs, and leave them bare metal (and nail polish). Either way, I'm sure my saving 7.09 grams (yeah I measured) will make me much faster on race day!
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Keep workin with that dremmel and before you know it you'll be down to this 7 lb beauty...
http://flickr.com/search/?w=60389800%40N00&q=crumpton&m=text
Hah, yeah. Saw that one before. Seems like they bring that bike to NAHBS and Interbike every year. I kinda think Calfee might be able to beat that weight if he tried:)
Thanks for the inspiration, now, to find carbon chainrings for my 1978 steel frame, hmmmm.
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