A gallon of milk is 40% heavier than this bicycle.
This road bike weighs in at 6lbs (2.7kg): Lighter than the laptop you’re probably using right now.
The bike you’re about to see was an idea originally started and created in 2008 by a German guy named Gunter Mai who logged over 20,000km on the machine for a couple years and it weighed at around 3.2kg. Early in 2011 he parted out the bike and sold each piece individually around the world. Some of the key parts were bought by some guy in Colorado who commissioned Jason Woznick of Fairwheel Bikes in Tuscon, Arizona to create even lighter parts to finish a new build of it.
Every part on the bike is completely custom made and cannot be bought unless you wanted it made specially for you. Even if you did want it made for you, you would have to contact manufacturers who already make the lightest parts and then ask them to make a custom piece for you that is even lighter. Woznick guessed that if you tried to recreate the effort put into this bicycle, it would cost you at least $45,000.
As a result, this new machine weighs in at 2.7kg or just about 6.0lbs. I can’t imagine what it would be like to hold such a large item that weighs two pounds lighter than a gallon of milk, but it must feel like nothing! Even the carbon fiber used in the wheels isn’t readily available (even if you have the cash for it) as it’s a special grade that was gotten from some Formula One guys.
As a result of some of the custom work, this has allowed manufacturers to push their limits. Both of the prototype Dash hubs will actually be going into mass production this year, for example. Anyway, enjoy the pictures as there isn’t quite a bike as exotic as this in all its minimal glory.
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