[Tahoe Gator]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/200...8/probikes/riccardo_ricco_scott_addict_tour08

Seems Riccò's bike would be well under the limit. Can't find any lead weights to make it up.

 

[MikeBiker]

Lead rims.

 

[ilan]

Same with the Cervelo R3-SL's with Zipp 202 wheels. I first noticed this in the Dauphine and Tour of Switzerland. In the mountain ITT of the Tour of Switzerland, they didn't even use these bikes, but Cervelo SLC (not SL) with an SRM power meter, so at least 500g heavier.

My conjecture is that they only systematically weigh bikes for hill climb ITT's as in Alpe d'Huez 2004 when lots of teams were confronted with illegally light bikes minutes from the rider's start (usually because they had assumed that computers would count), proving that they weren't used to controls.

-ilan

 

[iliveonnitro]

They add weight that is removable (albeit not easily). Maybe they didn't put it in for the pics?

 

[uzziefly]

Trek does it with metal parts they screw onto certain places.

 

[ECXkid04]

weight-talk aside... that is a gorgeous bike. ahhhhhhhhh... to be fast enough to have your own b*tchin' paint job and saddle... thats a fantastic machine.

 

[jsedlak]

awesome looking bike. I would imagine the alumin weighs in quite a bit, but I have no idea what the other riders are using so I couldn't compare.

I am sure they go under the weight and bring it back up using weights of some sort much like an F1 car uses balast to reconfigure where they want the weight to rebalance the car.

 

[Cyclo-phile]

Ice cubes in the seat tube right before weigh-in that'll melt in the first half hour of riding.

 

[toonraid]

I know they weighed bikes before Giro's tough steep ITT and a few riders had problems and some had to add second water bottles - I am not actually sure if 2 filled water bottles would count towards the weight of the bike in which case then the problem would be solved.

Another point is that I see different set-ups for same rider - i.e. alu stem on one day and carbon the next and of course there is the various wheel configurations ........

Therefore I think the weight limit has to be taken with a pinch of salt as it doesn't seem to be done consistently - can you imagine 180 bikes being weighed before and after every race (they might switch bikes or wheels etc during a stage as is often the case).

 

[ewitz]

Only the second cage would count.

Any easily removable items are excluded from weight, even the head from the cycle computer is excluded.

 

[toonraid]

So a loose heavy cage would come in handy!

 

[Lumbergh]

Check the seat tubes - not uncommon to find a chain in there to add weight....

 

[persondude27]

CSC is known to throw chains in the downtubes of their SLC-SLs to get them up to weight. They try to get it as low to the bottom bracket as they can. Also, remember that most pros use alum stems and handlebars, because they hold up better in a crash.

 

[Kris Flatlander]

Ice cubes in the seat tube right before weigh-in that'll melt in the first half hour of riding.

Jens Voigt and Pellizotti, a little bird mentioned it to me....

 

[Raceoftruth]

Do you think you could use some heavy wheels to start the race at 6.8 kilos, then deliberately get a (lighter)wheel change from the neutral service car? Surely they couldn't DQ you for that if there was no other option...

 

[rkb]

Well, considering current events he should be fine, I don't think his bike will see much more action than an occasional Monday night ride.

 

[VaughnA]

I think the secret EPO hatch adds a bit of weight..

I've heard a lot of teams replace aluminum bolts & screws with steel for a bit of added weight. Also thin sheets of steel below bottle cages.

 

[ChuckUni]

I think the secret EPO hatch adds a bit of weight..

I've heard a lot of teams replace aluminum bolts & screws with steel for a bit of added weight. Also thin sheets of steel below bottle cages.

It is a poor name choice for a bike ridden by Ricco.....

 

[rkb]

It is a poor name choice for a bike ridden by Ricco.....

BAM!!!!! :thumbsup: :mad2: