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Aluminum though bruv ;)

Being sold on ebay now: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fixed-Gear-Fixie-RoadToPista-track-dropout-adaptor-Road2Pista?item=271047431835&cmd=ViewItem&_trksid=p5197.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC.NPJS%26itu%3DI%252BUA%26otn%3D12%26pmod%3D300784202608%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D2314389168583528734

slick engineering -

Rack mounts on a TT bike ;)

Sure it'll be fine. Got a similar TT frame set up similarly, that's gone from commuting bike, to fixed TT bike, back to commuting and is about to get kitted out with a rack and guards and hauled up the west coast of Scotland. Aggressive geo makes it a lot of fun. http://www.lfgss.com/thread75159.html

Good Luck!

so so so would

be penetrated by that saddle

ciocc 's sweet.

Wandering if the gearset / wheels are original?? Chorus / daytona?

Just an interesting bit of trivia, settle............

Flites are a total design classic, don't see what's ugly about them. Classic concord profile, really comfy, lightweight.

Most winningest saddle? - The Flite 1990, forerunner of todays ultra-lightweight saddles, weighed less than 200g. It won more victories than any other Selle Italia saddle with no fewer than 24 majors (T de F, Giro and Vuelta) and over 950 prestigious international races. It was the first saddle made with titanium rails and co-moulding technology that incorporated vibration dampening elastomers. Selle Italia Saddle - Flite 1990 Saddle Use Road/Off road Rails: Titanium W 139 x L 275 Weight: 200g

This doesn't include scores of x-country wins...

Continuing the theme of expensive but but tasteless bikes...

Shite in the picture, worse in the flesh. Finishing is completely at odds with their Ti frames. (think the archon is their cheapest frame though??)

I don't think I've seen a worse Look than that red abomination, so much money so little taste!

amateur typography imho is the biggest problem here
far bigger than short chain stays, bb height, bar angle etc

Sorry, just an overview - not a personal attack, but there seems to be way too many "design wanker" style comments recently.

Whats been lacking lately is bikes - hardly any posts, noteworthy or otherwise.

I quite enjoy it when people pick at engineering minutiae, I'll even let people nitpick at reposts. But but constant posts about logos / fonts etc. can gtf.

Stinking - but f***ing so right at the same time

What cassette are those designed to use?

This one is deffo 11 speed campag

The amount of negative comments this logo get's is unreal - marketing genius actually (real genius, not hyperbole).

There must of been a conversation at one point - "hey boss, everyone thinks our logo is total shit" - "so, we make the best carbon cycle parts currently available" (now imagine the conversation in german).

haha!

this too - http://lightweight.info/be/en/specialeditions

what kinda f*** chain is that on the GT

Oh migh God those Lightweight logo's are so purtty............

Don't get why this bike hasn't had more love:
SS couplers are amazing for a start. This bike just looks quick. What is it?

Thrown together for a TT on sunday

The whole hydraulic brake issue on road bikes is very interesting. It's been over 15 years since hope (et. al) overtook xtr v-brakes as the brakes to have in MTBing. Why has the take up been so slow on the road side?

okay,

Weight - brakes are a non rotating mass, rims are, but how much lighter would you want to make a carbon / alu rim.

Fit for purpose - how many people experience brake fade / grab on a regular 50 + mile ride (rain or shine) or even during an average club race. What percentage of riders actually kill it down 10 - 20% gradients week in week out.

Conventional alternatives - SwissStops pads, ceramic rims etc. Ceramic rims were the go to for consistent performace in MTBing for ages. I mentioned SwissStops pads because I just upraged to them on my carbon tubs - wow, very powerful and great modulation.

Tyres - I've had 2 tyres delaminate in just 2,500 miles. They've been lightweight vittorias but it's been a major pain. How would normal (lightweight 23c) tyres cope with the extra braking force?

Power / Control - Is there such a thing as having to much power? At the expense of modulation, definitely.

I'm not a naysayer - I just think it's an interesting development.

Yeh your right actually - need my eyes tested. Euro lights and rims were foxing me. Oh the shame one of my mates has a mk1

Is the car a Renault Fuego?? (not a scirocco - Renault badge visible) Both look sick!

Poor guy will have a long road to recovery :S what age would you say he was?

Mid to late 50's, he was doing it tough on the side of the road while the paramedics were attending to the guy with the punctured lung. Total hero.

Had one of these go down hard in front of me on Sunday (custom paint and carbon wheels too, although not Lightweight).My immediate thoughts before I hit the deck was this is going to be expensive. Dude fractured his hip - bike was untouched as was mine. Another guy puntured his lung. Be careful out there!

Lightweight is the Ronseal of carbon wheels / parts.

Actually, it's nice in this day and age that a company puts engineering excellence ahead of branding. I actually prefer their crappy logo to my fast forwards, reynolds and american classics. There are some other shockers too

Those quotes are reasonable, material's going to be a fiver at least. If you know someone at art school or modelmakers that's the only way you'll get it done cheaper.