After a few years of absence due to divorce and problems associated with it - i returned to the Polish roads and decided to replace the old Look 566 with something lighter. Of course, the Look with its weight of around 6.5 kg with Lightweight gen 3 wheels was not that heavy, but it can always be lighter.
I wanted it to easily withstand conditions of everyday use (including commuting to work). From the very beginning I knew that in order to get the weight down to around 5+ kg it would be necessary to use a frame as light as possible in combination with a mechanical groupset and rim brakes. I started my search with the frame - and then came an opportunity to buy the unused Schmolke KOM frame, the catalog weight of which is 795 grams.
Unfortunately, there is no rose without thorns as they say - and the bargain price was paid for with a scratched paint coating on the downtube. Since the project assumed the possibility of individual painting of the frame from the very beginning, it was not a problem for me. The existing paintjob was sanded down, the frame was cleaned and degreased, and then, using acrylic paint, the motives related to my favorite music band - Behemoth were painted. Then she was sent to the car painting workshop and copvered with 3 layers of clear coat. First two with mica and the last was ment to be hard and protective. The weight grown to 815 gram and it was jus ta begining ...
SPECIFICATION:
Frame: Schmolke KOM / workswell
Frame size: 54
Hubs: Bitex Raf9 + Rar10
Rims: Light Bicycle AR46
Spokes + Nipples: Pillar Mega Lite SS + Alu Nipples
Headset: FSA + slamthatstem cover
Spacers: FSA Carbon
Brakes: Ax Lightness Engage Gavial -> EE Brake gen 4
Shift + Brake liners: Jagwire link
Support: Token Ninja bb86 for 30mm axle
Crank: Incolor Skypivot -> Thm Clavicula SE
Chainrings: Incolor Skypivot 52/36 -> Extralite 54/32
Powermeter: Sigeyi Axo -> Clavicula built in
Pedals: Keywin CRM Titanium + titanium bolts and aluminum nuts
Chain: KMC X10 Sl
Seatpost: Darimo T1 Loop
Stem: Darimo IX2
Handlebar: Darimo Ellipse Road
Seat Clamp: Darimo Sub4
Tires: Grand Bois Cerf Extra Legere 26 mm
Tubes: Tubolito Road
Rim strips: Continental
Waterbottle cages: chineese carbonworks clones + aluminum screws
Topcap: Schmolke
Derailleurs: Sram Red 10s
Shifters: Sram Red 10s
Bartape: Foam + Babolat VS Pro -> Deda Trafaretto
Cables: Shimano Dura-Ace
Qr: Token, bolt-on with titanium axle
Cassette: 11-27 Titanium Recon, 10 Speeds
Total weight - 5,75 kg
Total weight - 5,535 kg
Total weight - 4,995 kg
How does those brakes work for you? I used them as my first pair of brakes for my previous light build and had a scary time braking with them even at 70kg. But maybe it was because I was using powercordz/Corima cork pads with them and that sapped braking power. 
