Warning!  Bike Porn ahead.

 

 

 

 

 

This is how you check the Tech:

http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2007/08/bsnyc-2008-dream-bike-shootout.html

 

 

Um, what ever happened to 18 pounds being wicked-light for a cross bike? 

 

Rob's 15.7 lb Redline.

 

Frame/Fork : Redline Conquest Team frame (54cm) w/ Ritchey WCS carbon
fork
Campy Record group,
Wheeks Reynolds DV C , Tufo Elite tubulars-clinchers
Paul neo-retro brakes up front and touring-canti in the rear
Ritchey WCS bars, stem,headset and cranks (170mm)
Fizik Gobi Saddle
Fizik White bar tape
Thomson seatpost w/ setback
Crank Brothers 3ti eggbeater pedals
total weight 15.7 lbs or 7121.4 grams

 

 

Quick, turn on the swamp cooler, 'cause it's gettin' hot in here: Randy Silva's Orbea

15.4 lbs of cyclocross goodness

 

 

orbea lobular euskaltel team frame, sram force group,
zipp 303 tubular cx wheels, tufo elite tubulars, easton ec90x fork,
paul neo-retro brakes, specialized toupe ti saddle, zeus seatpost,
ritchey wcs stem, itm bar, cateye strada wireless computer, crankbros.
2ti egbbeater pedals. size 55.

 

 

 

 

Player-Haters look away: Checkin' the Tech

with Nob Hill Velo's David Holmer

 2006 Redline Conquest Titanium Elite Cross

Size: 56cm

Shimano Dura Ace STI levers

Brakes: Avid Shorty 6 Cantilever

Derailleurs: Dura Ace

Headset: American Classic Ultra-light

Stem: Origin 8 Propulsion 3D-Lite

Bottom Bracket: Dura Ace

Crankset: Dura Ace 10spd 39x53 (175mm)

Chain: Dura Ace

Cassette: Dura Ace 10spd 12x27

Seatpost: Thomson Elite Aluminum

Fork: Kinesis Crosslight Aluminum

Bars: Origin 8 Alloy Pro Wing

Seat: F�zik Aliante Titanium

Pedals: Crank Bros Egg Beater Ti

Wheels: Mavic Ksyrium ES

Tires: TUFO Elite �Cross LPS

Computer: Garmin Edge 305

Race Weight: 18.4 lbs

Purchased at the BIKE COOP with configuration by Stephen Williamson.  Built by Jarred Baldwin.

 

Dave likes it dirty.

This is my first year bike racing and exposure to cyclocross. When I started attending the cross practice sessions I rode my mountain bike and quickly realized that racing cross on my mountain bike would not be fun. I discussed the options for purchasing a cross bike with the NM guru of cross, Stephen Williamson. I requested that Stephen build me a cross bike that he would want to race. I picked up the bike one day before the NM cross racing season started and it was an amazing experience. It is a very smooth machine with a nice touch of bling to go with its technical prowess.

Checkin� The Tech with Junior Bill Cowan

Bill controls this KHS CX200 with 3T Forgie bars in a 44 cm size for superior leverage.  Connecting the bars to the solid black KHS fork is an XRP oversized carbon stem.  A simple, yet elegant standard Shimano brake lever controls the front brake, and a 105 nine-speed STI Lever shifts the 105 10 speed short cage rear derailleur.  Bringing Bill�s skinny self to a stop are Shimano Cyclocross BR-550 brakes- super easy to adjust, powerful, and good looking (not unlike Bill�s prom date).  Rounding out the front end is a solid black 32 spoke wheel- not the lightest, but good looking and bomb-proof. 

      To insure that Bill�s tender (read: tiny and girlish) hind quarters are not damaged, he chose an LP Composite seatpost and a Sette Ti saddle, definitely not fancy, but extremely light and comfortable.  Making the 32 spoke black rear wheel go round is the job of the super-light Sram 11-21 cassette, Sram solid pin 970 chain, and a compact BCD 110 FSA Gossamer crankset with large ring (50 tooth) removed and nylon spacers used for lighter weight.  Rounding out the package are Crank Brothers Pink Candy pedals and Deda pink bar tape.

Bike Review : KHS CX200

Testing this bike was the most fun I have had in many months.  The ride is ever so smooth and handling is crisp and clean.  The slightest input at the bars translates to movement at the wheel, but not to the point of being twitchy.  Cornering aboard the CX200 is effortless and it makes every corner seem like it is banked at just the right angle.  Hard efforts to the pedals result in the bike moving forward at an astounding rate.  The slightest input to the cranks moves the bike without a pause and without a sound.  Shouldering the bike couldn�t be easier, as the compact, yet open frame geometry almost seems to throw itself up there.  This bike takes the surprise and fear out of the occasional air time, and lands ever so smoothly while never missing a beat in the forward momentum department.  In addition this bike looks straight cool, and there is not a person in the world that can argue that.