Wheels of Happiness
Rizal Philippines
February 28, 2018
I was conversing with Vhen this morning and he showed me his just assembled bike which he claims and weighed at 50kg weighing scale to be only 7.5 kg. Wow that is 16.5 lbs, a very light bike, lighter than most carbon fiber bike. Some carbon fiber bikes weigh over 8 kg. An Ridley Orion weighs 8.4 kg (mabigat ang carbon fiber niya. 1.4 kg excluding fork) But Vhens alum bike frame and carbon fork weigh only 1.8 kg.
So how much did he spend?
Ridley Fenix Frameset - P15,000
Amcla 350 sprint5 wheelset 5,500
105 Group set 15,000
Labor 1,000
Velo saddle 1,300
Ritchey seat post 800
Carbon fiber drop bar 1,500
ITM stem 1,400
Bar tape 300
Tires Conti 4,000
Tubes 400
Total 46,200
Cost /gram 6.16 very cost effective
It was a labor of love and he meticulously searched for and studied the parts that will be included. He worked very hard with the mechanics
How about my project:
I may be able to come up with a Bianchi Oltre with the weight of:
1. Frame set
Frame with direct mount brakes 1.900
Fork with direct mount brakes .700
2. Group set (chop suey: Durace, SRAM and Ultegra) 1.623
3. Wheel set 1.300
4. Tires .700
5. Drop bar .300
Bar tape .080
Stem .200
Total 6.803
How much did will it cost me:
Frameset P32,000
SRAM GS 18,000
Durace crank 10,000
BB 1,000
Cable set 1,200
Wheelset 25,000
Stem 1.200
Drop bar 1,500
Total 89.900
Cost /gram 13.21
My bike cost is 2x for only 697 grams difference
Its because of the wheelset that cost him only 5,500 bargain
But if Vhen were to buy an expensive wheelset say 17k, his cost will be
P46,200 + 17,000 - 5,500 = 57,700/7,500 = 7.69 still cheap
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