Superbike - Building the Ultimate Climbing Bike | movie | 2021 | Official Trailer - video Dailymotion

Cycling Journalist, David Arthur embarks on a mission to source the lightest components possible and build the ultimate  | dG1fWEdjV0NIb09jOGM

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00:00 [music] Climbing, the biggest challenge for every

00:05 cyclist. The effort, pain, and suffering, there is nowhere to hide. David Arthur has

00:17 been a cycling journalist for 15 years and has long been fascinated by the sports obsession

00:22 with bike weight. When it comes to climbing, weight matters.

00:27 To find out how much it really matters, I'm going to build the lightest bike I possibly

00:30 can to find out whether lighter really is faster.

00:36 [music] Advanced engineering, state-of-the-art materials,

00:43 better components. Bikes are now much lighter than ever before.

00:49 There's a very rational link between lightweight kit and performance.

00:54 It's just simple physics. If you're going to get to the top of a hill, you need more

00:58 power and less weight. The lighter the bike, the lighter you, the quicker you'll go.

01:03 My mission, a once-in-a-lifetime build. We're using the world's finest production part.

01:08 How light can you really go? That looks incredible. I don't think I've

01:15 seen a bike that light with disc brakes. We set out for the bike to be put through

01:20 its paces by one of the country's top hill-climber specialists.

01:24 I'm just trying to get the most out of yourself. One kilo off my bike, it's like losing three

01:30 kilos off me. Why don't you give us a demonstration of what

01:33 it's capable of? Simon Richter is taking a scientific approach.

01:39 It's been a while since I've been on one of these.

01:42 Three, two, one, go. Our superbike is all about no compromise.

01:50 What we've ended up with is astonishing.

01:53 Go. Oh, not it.

01:55 Whoa.

01:58 Whoa.

02:00 Whoa.

02:03 Whoa.

02:05 (whooshing)

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