Hill Climb Bike

By on October 2, 2012 in bikes, tejvan

hill climb trek

New Hill Climb bike is Trek Madone 6.9

For 2011 hill climb season, the weight of the bike was 6.7 Kgs. However, with some modifications this year, I’ve reduced it to 5.8 kgs (12.78 pounds)

  • Trek Madone SSL Frame
  • Shimano Dura Ace Groupset
  • Front wheel – AX Lightness rim – tune hub (350g)
  • Rear wheel – Zipp 202 (720g)
  • Tubulars – Corsa Evo (160g)
  • Saddle – Tune (85 g)
  • Stem: AX lightness (70g)
  • Handlebar Schmolke 26.0 (150g)
  • Pedals: Speedplay Titanium (164 g)

front wheel

front wheel

hill-climb-stem-bars

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More weight saving?

  • Take off outer 53 ring (120grams)
  • Take off handlebar tape (50 grams)
  • Swap Dura Ace Brakes for AX Lightness brakes – (200 grams)

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Ribble – Hill Climb Bike

Old hill climb bike was A ribble Scandium frame. The Trek Madone 6.9 is a similar weight, but the carbon fibre frame  has greater rigidity and feeling of power.

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.
      • National Hill Climb Championship 7th
      • Brighton Mitre CC – Overall 1st
      • National Hill Climb Championship 7th
      • Bristol South CC 1st
      • National Hill Climb Championship 14th

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5 Responses to Hill Climb Bike

  1. Chris.B October 11, 2012 at 7:40 pm #

    Campag only:

    http://fairwheelbikes.com/recon-aluminum-11-speed-campagnolo-cassette-p-3082.html

    Not that *you* need one. ;-)

    Reply
  2. M.Robinson July 26, 2009 at 11:30 am #

    Dear Ribble’s
    Please view robbobike search google or bing
    This is a four limb machine giving higher torque.
    I feel hill climbing bike can be made more high tec ?
    Regards “ROBBO”

    Reply

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