The waterloo wisconsin company says it is the lightest bike it s ever made and the lightest production road bike in the world.
													
																	Lightest road bike frame in the world. 
									
		
	
	
		
	
	
		
	
	
		
	
																	At 7 9kg size large it s not the lightest bike we ve ever tested but this does include 50mm deep aero wheels and with a frame weight of just 890g claimed it could certainly be lightened. 
																	The world s lightest production road bike is the ax lightness vial evo ultra which comes in at a claimed 4 4kg for the total bike. 
																	Lighter than the laptop you re probably using right now. 
																	Trek émonda slr 9 etap project one 9 057. 
															
													
									
		
	
	
		
	
	
		
	
	
		
	
																	Ax components actually feature on the lightest custom build as. 
																	The bike you re about to see was an idea originally started and created in 2008 by a german guy named gunter mai who logged over 20 000km on the machine for a couple years and it weighed at around 3 2kg. 
																	The world s lightest production road bike is the ax lightness vial evo ultra which comes in at a claimed 9 7 pounds for the total bike. 
																	Here are six that barely trouble the scales. 
															
													
									
		
	
	
		
	
	
		
	
	
		
	
																	The 56cm émonda slr 9 frame weighs 640 grams 1 41 pounds. 
																	This frame is constructed from the brand s premi. 
																	Read to see what went into making this remarkable bike. 
																	This yasujiro svelte which is made from tange ultimate tubing is the world s lightest steel road bike coming in at just 5 42kg. 
															
													
									
		
	
	
		
	
	
		
	
	
		
	
																	Ax components actually feature on the lightest custom build. 
																	The specialized s works tarmac sl6 that we reviewed here on road cc weighed in at just 6 35kg 14lb well below the uci s minimum weight limit for racing of 6 8kg 14 99lb and that got us thinking about the other super lightweight road bikes out there. 
																	This yasujiro svelte weighs just 5 42kg which we reckon makes it the lightest steel road bike in the world.