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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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