Kell
Veteran
- Location
- High Wycombe/London
Just links through to sign up to hear about the “latest innovation”
Personally I would not open it and dump immediately. May be genuine but who knows?
I’m converting one of my brommies to titanium, so far I’ve swapped out the handlebar clamp bolt and it’s already 3 grammes lighter 🤔
The real weight saving is in your wallet. Those pound coins really add up.I’m converting one of my brommies to titanium, so far I’ve swapped out the handlebar clamp bolt and it’s already 3 grammes lighter 🤔
At least 5mph as I saved a fraction of a gramme by omitting putting blue Loctite on the thread, that and with having a red bike it’s probably faster still 😉Oh, at least 5 mph faster then, and you get lift it on a train 30 seconds faster.
While I’m of course being tongue in cheek, the real reason I swapped out the handlebar clamp bolt was the stock steel bolt stood out against the black handlebars and stem. I was placing an order with SJS anyway so coughed up £6 for a black titanium one.The real weight saving is in your wallet. Those pound coins really add up.