The Spark still isn't finished, but here it is in some good company.
Orange one is a custom built 900 SL with Bontrager wheels, XX1 drivetrain with Eagle cranks, MCFK, Selle Italia etc.
Black and green one is a stock 900 Ultimate.
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The Spark still isn't finished, but here it is in some good company. Orange one is a custom built 900 SL with Bontrager wheels, XX1 drivetrain with Eagle cranks, MCFK, Selle Italia etc. Black and green one is a stock 900 Ultimate.
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 I just got my Spark Plus down to 28.2 lbs (12.8 kg) with new carbon hoops on Project 321 hubs. A new LEV Ci and an X01 cassette/X11SL DLC upgrade will hopefully drop it down to 27.5 (12.5 kg) and after that I'm not sure what else to do to save weight.
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 Super nice build, must be fun to ride! Seat and cockpit looks a bit on the heavy side, but of course parts like that comes down maybe more to personal preference than weight.
Sure there's "always" weight to save, but the balance between weight/cost/performance can be hard haha.
What's up with the cable routing to the fork btw?
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 @bicyclerider: The brake noodle helps the cable make a smoother entrance to the remote lockout on the fork. I've worked at a Scott dealer long enough to know a few fixes to their design shortcomings.

And the cockpit is about as light as it gets for as wide as the bar is and as strong as the stem is. The 30mm Syntace stem is 107g and the Box Two carbon riser is just under 200g at 780mm wide with a 30mm rise.
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 @seraph: That was my guess, just never seen it done before!
Ah alright, never thought those bars were that light, quite impressive! I need to get back into the AM game.. lol
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 I DEMAND WEIGHTS!!!!!!!
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 Haha yes sir! As pictured mine is 8,1kg with heavy alu stem/bar and tubes.
The orange one is currently 9,45kg but will probably be around 9-9,3kg after getting the integrated handlebar treatment and depending on tire choice.
Don't remember the weight for the Ultimate, but I think it was close to 10kg. Still nice being a XL with alu wheels and full Eagle.
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 Sweet!!! I send you slash. You do work.
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 @whattheheel: Top the box up with dollar bills and I'll get straight to work! Except that banks here in sweden don't really let you deposit bigger amounts of cash even into your account without basically starting an investigation about where the money comes from and treating you like a criminal. True story. lol
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 I can send it all in candy and then you can resale it to kids and invest it slowly?
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 @whattheheel: Sounds like it could turn into one of those "I needed money so I bought drugs that I was gonna sell and make a profit but I ended up taking all of it myself" kind of situations... Plus it'd make me fat. lol
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 But then you'd be obligated to ride bike more...







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