Liquigas team leader Vincenzo Nibali is on board a 56cm Cannondale SuperSix Evo frame for this year's Giro d'Italia. The bike is so light that it comes with its own weights to keep it above the UCI weight limit of 6.8kg. The frame alone weighs a claimed (and verified) 695g, and even when equipped with an SRM power meter and the Evo model’s most elaborate and heaviest paint scheme, the bike is nearly half a kilo under the limit. That means a special set of weights have to be inserted within the frame's seat tube to make it 'legal'.

Cannondale are famous for their "too light for the UCI" frames; a trait that goes back to the 2003 Tour de France and the manufacturer’s first foray into carbon fiber with the Six13 model, which Gilberto Simoni rode with weights glued on the top tube behind the stem. That bike was introduced with an advertising campaign called: ‘Legalize my Cannondale,’ but at the time only Simoni’s 50cm size was out of compliance.

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  These are fantastically light at under 700 grams including bottom bracket.   We brought you details of FSA’s collaboration with AMD earlier in the year and this is an example of how successful it is.   The finish and graphics are stunning too and are part of FSA’s theme for the K-Force groupset which is set for expansion...   Unusually these giants of the sport have been beaten to it by FSA who have produced this fantastic crankset, an off-road version of the one rode to the yellow jersey by Spaniard Carlos Sastre. Just arrived are these range topping Mega EXO carbon 2×9 cranks from American company FSA....

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Not only is it light, but every tube has been optimally shaped to provide a plush yet efficient ride. Not only do you get a 21 lb 29er (some of us remember when 21 lb's was an excellent weight for a road racing bike) but you also get a beautifully put together components list, including a DT Swiss rear hub that's perfectly matched to Cannondale's... The nicest part of the ride though is the frame itself, which is in great part what keeps the weight down. Actually, our favourite highlight is the red anodized bottom bracket - you really only notice it after you swing a leg over the bike.

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