I've recently started riding again after about 14 years away and just put my new setup together. I started with a new Ares A Plus (which is a fine bike itself). My wrists are in pretty rough shape these days after many years of skating, so the plan is to lighten things up to make it a bit easier on me. I kept swapping parts till not much remained of the A Plus. Its weighing in at 23.325 pounds at the moment. My plans are to build new wheels, using either a KHE Greyhound or an Odyssey Clutch V2 on GSport Rollcage rims. I've noticed those Tubolito tubes also and it looks like there's some nice weight to drop there, too. I would also love to swap cranks for something lighter like a 150mm Profil Mini Magnutanium with the Ti spindle. I can already notice an improvement in my wrists after going from 26+ down to 23.325. A couple more pounds would be great. Frame: St Martin/ Liberte Opera 2 (19" TT)Forks: St Martin/ Liberte Champs-Elysees Zero offset & revolver compression boltStem: Madera Mast Top Load 36mmBars: Deep/ Autumn EscobarsBar ends: Armour Bikes PolarisHeadset: Odyssey Conical Pro (and some generic spacers)Crank: 3 piece 160mm Cromoly (from Ares A Plus complete)Sprocket: steel 25T AresChain: black KMC 410Pedals: Odyssey Twisted PCWheels: stock from Ares A Plus complete (for now)Tires: Ares A Class 1.90Front Brake: Tektro 907 (soon to be an Odyssey Evo 2)Front Brake Lever: Odyssey MonoLever (short)Seat: Infinity kevlar PivotalSeat Post: S&MPegs: Infinity XaApologies that the photos don't look too great. The lens on my phone is cracked.
Titanium would be great! But alas, my pocketbook can't do it. I'm hoping to pick up the rest of my weight savings from a careful selection of hubs, rims, and tubes. And finally after that, the crank. I think I can drop somewhere in the ballpark of 2.5lbs between them. Or at least that is the plan!
Thanks! I am really liking the stem. Before I had a frontloader, so the top load and spacers gave me a lot more height which I really needed. I am 6'2" tall and felt really cramped when they were lower. The frame is half an inch longer than my old one and about a pound lighter, too. It feels a lot better to me. The forks are great. The taper at the bottom of the legs makes for a bit more room and a bigger target for my feet. I prefer the zero offset and the steertube is on the longer end. Overall, for the price that you can buy them (frame and forks) at FlatlandFuel.com, it'd be hard to beat in my opinion.