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EB17: Lightweight updates Urgestalt road bike & full-carbon Meilenstein Disc brake wheels, more

2018 Lightweight Urgestalt ultralight carbon fiber road bike
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The new Lightweight Urgestalt rim brake frame gets a more classic design that matches the recently introduced disc brake version, weighs in at 795g, only about 10g heavier than before. The redesign improves comfort, so it’s not as brutally stiff as before, and downsizes to a 27.2 round post rather than the previous custom oval post with an internal clamp.

2018 Lightweight Urgestalt ultralight carbon fiber road bike

Up front is a 350g fork, also redesigned to improve comfort with improved fire/aft flex to absorb more bumps.

2018 Lightweight Urgestalt ultralight carbon fiber road bike

It’s available with white, gray or red decals. Frameset is €3,800.

Millestein C Disc, whose name refers to Clincher and Disc Brakes, uses a Centerlock rotor interface on their full carbon wheel. As in, hub shell, spokes and rim are all carbon, only leaving the bearings and freehub body mech. Behind that spoke flange is an asymmetric hub shell that gets a pentagonal section on the braking side. The design creates a mechanical locking feature in case brake heat ever weakens the carbon resin.

2018 Lightweight Meilenstein Disc C full carbon clincher road bike wheels for disc brakes

What’s new for 2018 is that the hub’s hexagonal section on the braking side transitions to round, which saves about 30g compared to the fully angular design from last year. New spokes are a high density carbon fiber that’s stronger to counter braking forces.

2018 Lightweight Meilenstein Disc C full carbon clincher road bike wheels for disc brakes

The rims are not tubeless ready, as evident by the totally rounded bed with no bead seat platform. Widths are 24mm external, 17mm internal.

2018 Lightweight Meilenstein Disc C full carbon clincher road bike wheels for disc brakes

Other specs include a 1380g weight, 48mm depth, and a price tag of €4,540. Construction takes about 22 hours per set, and the fibers used in the spokes are about 10x more expensive than what they normally use, hence the high price tag.

For €599, you can get their Stadtwandler (rough translation: wandering thru a city) riding blazer. The cut is designed for spirited riding, with a split yoke at the back and lighter weight material under the arms.

A removable wind blocking flap prevents the breeze from hitting your dress shirt…

…and extending wrist socks with thumb holes block the wind from riding up your arms on cooler days.

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Veganpotter
Veganpotter
6 years ago

Lightweight does truly make some of the lightest parts out there. Why would they bother selling a frame that’s simply “normal light” in 2017? They’ve gotta start somewhere but they should still be prototyping.

s4t1sfy
s4t1sfy
6 years ago
Reply to  Veganpotter

Agree. And they are selling at no so light price relatively speaking.

RipNshread
RipNshread
6 years ago

And the rotor mounts and interface are also metal…they need to buy an injection molder.

TruckNutZ
TruckNutZ
6 years ago
Reply to  RipNshread

yeah…if you want to add weight and create a weaker part. In this case the alloy mount is the right material for the application.

Michele
Michele
6 years ago

The frames are all taiwan manuf. Only thing german here is the logo

Jay
Jay
6 years ago
Reply to  Michele

China…actually…

Larsv
Larsv
6 years ago

Something’s strange about the lady in the first picture.:-)

Pete
Pete
6 years ago
Reply to  Larsv

The latest clipless shoes, eh? The heel generates 20% more power, so says the marketing department.

Mr. De Facto
Mr. De Facto
6 years ago

53/11 in high heels. Ain’t a thang. I like the jacket. Anyone know of something similar, not as much monies?

PeteM
PeteM
6 years ago
Reply to  Mr. De Facto

Try the Goodwill? All of the wrinkles at 1/100th of the price

Sam
Sam
6 years ago

The rims are too narrow for 2017/18. Catch up LW

Crash Bandicoot
Crash Bandicoot
6 years ago
Reply to  Sam

Agree’d every time I see some lightweights now I just think “a fool and his money” antiquated design when most racers are on 25mm or larger tyres.

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