93 OCLV weightweenie Project *Latest weigh-in pg. 22*

[My_Teenage_Self]

Top effort old boy. You could drill the stainless plate, surely. If I were doing this project I'd want to see ultimately how light I could make it, even just temporarily. Plate gone, Maguras, saddle, bolts etc. all changed out.

I haven't ruled that out yet, but it will still be 'rider' spec, so the plate remains. Regardless, it will stay full retro, so the saddle is gonna stay - other than the full carbon flite (and I'm sooo not paying for one!) I'm not aware of anything lighter. Plus, I have a Flite shaped arse

 

[Hotwheels.]

I'll lend you an evo Flite for it, I have a spare or two.

 

[Peachy!]

Where you at with this M_T_S? I need a weight weenie fix...

 

[My_Teenage_Self]

Where you at with this MTS? I need a weight weenie fix...

er... same?

It's sub 20lb, and rideable! it's currently tucked up under a blanket, next to the Lotus, ready for winter

I'm calling it finished for the time being, as I have another neglected bike that I think needs some attention... but no project is ever really finished... right?

 

[tintin40]

19.9 is excellent weight. You could get addicted to this Can't beat a light mtb

 

[pw_pw_la]

Re:

Christ, this was a good thread.

Although, not enough actual bike photos for my liking...

Scale porn was a nice treat mind.

 

[MuchAlohaNui]

Would you mind when you have time doing a listed summary of parts you used in your build (and pretty please edit-posting on your first page and post)? Also full drive side photos would be sweet to see. I have a Mk1 Trek 9900 sitting in the basement on warm up and your thread is inspiring to see.

 

[My_Teenage_Self]

Drive side photo on page 13, full list of parts on page 22

 

[MuchAlohaNui]

Drive side photo on page 13, full list of parts on page 22

Cool, thanks. I am sure this was asked, but what was the frame weight BEFORE you installed anything? I weighed my 9900 and it comes out at 1,470 grams with the rear canti studs, bottom bracket safety bushing and the safety chain guard mounted on the chain stay. What is interesting is how light weight the OCLV frame is, BUT titanium frames of the same era are about the same weight as OCLV's. Interesting too are the differences in material thicknesses required. An OCLV while light, loses the penalty in how thick the walls of the tubing are; about 4x as thick as titanium.

The color of your bike is also pretty unconventional and a rather interesting color. Did it happen that way or did you seek that color specifically?

 

[My_Teenage_Self]

You haven't read the thread have you? literally the fist pic on page 2

The very first pic is the standard factory paint from 1993, a metallic candy red (metallic undercoat with coloured lacquer) I got as close as I could with a Kawasaki metallic, you can't really tell the difference..