‘Traforato’, if Google Translate can be believed, means ‘perforated’ in Italian. I’m assuming it’s in these holes that I just lost 78 grams off my bike weight. This purchase was the latest in my attempt this year to get my Colnago down to below the UCI legal weight limit (6.8 kg). I don’t know why I waited so long because this bar tape costs only €10 and, like I said, is a 78 gram savings over my old one (also Deda). This is a very cheap 13 centimes on the €/gr scale.
After changing my tape, tubes, skewers and water bottle holders, I’m now down a whopping 371 grams, at a reasonable €.80/gram. I may now have run out of cheap ways to shed pounds; everything else I have on my list is at least €4/gram – a big ask in Covid times.
The good news is that I am somewhere between 6.8kg and 6.9kg now, so nearly there. Other than drilling holes in my carbon frame, I’m out of good ideas. What am I missing?
The Vicious Cycle 
Wow! You have way too much time on your hands. Does it come in different colours? I will have to think about this for my new project in the Fall. I too have way too much time to think about such things.
Nothing but time this year, my friend!
Ok, as you are getting serious: bike computers normaly are not part of the bike weight. So, if you have 6,8 plus 100gr garmin, real weigjt is 6,9. Wahoo has a small screw. If you use it, it will become integral part of the bike. So your bike could be 6.7 plus 100 gr wahoo…
Carsten, don’t make me weigh my bike with the Garmin on. I was doing it with it off!
No idea!
Bike weight loss can certainly get expensive once you slice off all the “easy” weight items! Lightweight race tyres? Full carbon saddle? Switch all your bolts out for titanium?
Tires are possible, definitely, but that’d be a last resort I think. I like the security of having tires that don’t puncture too much. Tried a carbon saddle once. Ouch. Titanium bolts….now you’re talking!
A Colnago’s duty is not to be light; it’s to be a Colnago.
Exactly Tony! Perfectly stated….
My Colnago has other priorities.