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Lighten Up - Details

 Mar 21, 2011 article & images by Nick Salazar

The gorgeous, svelte Fibula front brake.
The gorgeous, svelte Fibula front brake.
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The finishing touches on our Lighten Up bike are some of the most commonly overlooked, but make a big difference to the bike's overall weight. We picked these parts for their lightness, but also their performance, and aesthetics. They're gorgeous.

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Tags » brakes,  forks,  lightenup,  skewers,  thmcarbones,  tune
  • Tune's Skyline skewers are the lightest in the world at just 17 grams for the pair!
  • In addition to being insanely light, the skewers only present a tiny target to the wind.
  • Tune makes these beauties in a huge variety of colors, to suit whatever ride you have.
  • Once mounted up, these babies practicaly disappear on the bike!
  • These skewers don't have a quick-release lever, but instead use this 4 gram key to screw on and off. Even including the weight of this key, they're the lightest skewers anywhere.
  • Front braking duties have been given to this ultra-posh Fibula brake from THM. The brake is an insane 50g, but has tons of stopping power, and operates as smooth as silk.
  • The Fibula front actually hides nicely within the fork profile of the Scapula, save for the cam arms.
  • Our fork for the Lighten Up project is the Scapula SP, and ours came in at just 239g.
  • The Scapula SP has a semi-deep profile, and although it was engineered with weight in mind, it probably doesn't do too bad in terms of aerodynamics.
  • THM makes some beautiful gear, and it shows.
  • The Fibula brake is the perfect match for the Scapula SP, and both just exude beauty with their raw 3k carbon weaves.
  • The gorgeous, svelte Fibula front brake.

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