Hill Climb Bike

Ribble – Hill Climb Bike

Frame and Forks

• Frame – Scandium Ribble Dedacciai SC61.10A (average frame 1050g)
• Forks -Look HSC4 SL Carbon – 350g

Wheelset

• Track tubs Vittoria Corsa EV 135g
• Wheels – Zipp 440 (pair 1290g)
• Skewers – Spin sticks (44g)

Group Set – Mostly Shimano Dura Ace

• Chain (<290g) have shortened chain to also stop jumping with no front mech
• Cassette (158g) 12-23
• Bottom Bracket (178g)
• Chainset (<594g) minus one chainring
• Rear Gear (195g)
• 1* STI ergolevers (432/2 = (216g)
• 1* cut down brake lever (120g?) (thanks Andy Sherwood)
• Single Speed front mech. 45, or 39, T
• Brakes front and back Dia Compe with Ti bolts (250g )

Accessories

• Pedals Speedplay X1 150g
• Seat post – USE carbon (136g)
• Saddle – Selle Italia SLR (135g)
• Handle Bar – ITM The Bar (195g)
• Handle Bar stem – ITM The Stem (95g)
• Wires screws and miscellaneous (275g)

Removed

• front mech (73g) and front STI changer (216g)
• Using Single Chainring
• Removed handlebar tape (35g)
• Lost a nut for Chainring – this wasn’t intentional it fell out during the last race and haven’t got round to buying a new set of single ring chain bolts.

Total Bike weight 6.0 KG = 13.2 lbs

Possible Changes.

• New Wheelset (1050g)
• Cut down seat post
• take off computer
• Get a hair cut.
• Have appendix removed e.t.c.

• Lightweight Road Bikes at Evans Cycles
  • Reading CC Watlington (club) 1st /13 – 3.26
  • Reading CC Streatley (open) 5th /30 – 2.39
  • Wigmore CC Hill Climb (open) 4th /61 – 3.12
  • Bristol South CC Burrington Combe 1st/61 – 7.05 – view another pic on hill climb bike
  • Cat and Bec hill Climbs
  • National Hill Climb Championship 7th
  • Brighton Mitre CC – Overall 1st
  • National Hill Climb Championship 7th
  • Bristol South CC 1st
  • National Hill Climb Championship 14th

Hill Climbs 2005

Hill Climbs 2006

Hill Climbs 2007

Hill Climbs 2008

• New Hill Climb bike - Trek Madone 6.9

Photos courtesy: Ed Silverton – Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team