I came back from the winter preparation camp at the end of February 2013 and the remaining parts were here waiting for me - excellent! Starting with the 268 g (280 g quoted) PRO Vibe 7s 44 cm (42 c-c) handlebars. Notice the continuous width, for added stiffness.
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The perfect companion for the handlebars - 143 g PRO Vibe 7s 130 mm stem with V-profile for maximum stiffness of the cockpit.
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For the seatpost, the choice came down to Fizik's Cyrano Carbon, 400 mm long for peace of mind (330 mm version was right at the limit). Slightly heavy at 245 g, however, it will provide a perfect fit for the carbon oval-railed saddle.
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And here's the said saddle - a 180 g Fizik Arione CX Braided, with 7x9 mm oval rails. Reasonably light and very comfortable!
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My favourite tyres - Continental GP 4000s, 23 mm wide.
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209 g per tyre for GP 4000s.
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Continental Race 28 inner tube - 100 g without the cap and nut.
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Fibreglass matt black Elite Custom Race bottle holders, classic Patao shape. 41 grams x 2.
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Jagwire inner and outer cable kit in Dura Ace grey, weighing 261 g with the bag but without STI cables, out of which 102 g remained unused.
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And finally, RSP chain catcher - 31 g complete, out of which 18 g of fixings were left unused = only 13 g for peace of mind.
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I also got a cheap set of all-weather training wheels, in the form of Shimano RS10 wheelset - 1910 g without skewers.
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RS10 skewers - at 123 g, they're only 3 g heavier than Ultegra skewers.
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RS10 front wheel - 810 g.
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RS10 rear wheel - 1097 g.
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My bike mechanic Nikola in his usual state of madness.
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He gets serious after being threatened though! :-p
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