Wilier's Zero.6 is a nod to the frame's weight: 0.68kg - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
A few ultra-high-end component options are available, including this Campagnolo Super Record - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Is it anathema to put an Exustar pedal on a Super Record crank? Sorry, Italy - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Campy fans have long exulted in the brand's organic curves and Super Record doesn't disappoint on that score - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Building bikes for 111 years is a remarkable run - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Paint adds weight, but Wilier allows itself a logo on the otherwise bare frame - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Seatstays flow into the top tube, as is the trend these days - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Internal routing *through* the derailleur hanger? That's uncommon - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Smooth lines continue from the fork into the downtube - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
The derailleur mount on the thin downtube has a little give, but the front shifts well enough - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Whether caused by the cockpit or the frame, I'm not sure, but the front end flexes a bit under heavy torque - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
For such a light frame, the rear triangle feels reassuringly solid when stomping on the pedals out of the saddle - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Campy's Super Record calipers aren't quite as beefy as Shimano Dura-Ace, in aesthetic or power, but they work quite well - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Ritchey's SuperLogic bar and stem are super light, at 190g and 125g, respectively - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Love it or hate it: Campy's thumb shifter is polarizing - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
The Wilier Triestina Zero.6 as built weighs 5.8kg / 13lb - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Professional road racers have been constrained for years by a minimum bike weight limit of 6.8kg/14.99lb. Dressed in Campagnolo Super Record and HED Stinger 3 tubulars, Wilier Triestina's new Zero.6 is a full kilo less than UCI legal.
Wilier's Zero.6 frameset is named after its weight in kilos: 0.68kg. (The Italians round down, evidently.)
It wasn't too long ago that sub-900g was the target for superlight climbing bikes. Well, after Wilier and others got under that, and then under 800g, sub-700g became the quest.
WIlier achieved the new weight target with carbon from Mitsubishi Japan.
Paint adds weight, but Wilier allows itself a logo on the otherwise bare frame - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Aside from the eyebrow-raising weight, there are some neat details on the frame, like dropouts made in monocoque with the rest of the rear triangle and internal rear derailleur cable routing that pokes out of the back of the derailleur hanger.
Wilier sells the Zero.6 as a frameset in the US and as a variety of high-zoot builds elsewhere.
I got a hold of this Super Record build with HED's 1,189g Stinger 3 wheels, Continental Sprinter tubulars and Ritchey SuperLogic cockpit, and put it on my Feedback Sports scale: 5.8kg / 13lb.
Building bikes for 111 years is a remarkable run - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
At 185lb / 84kg myself, I am an ironic rider to perch atop such a machine. However, I make for a decent tester of light bikes, I think, because I can suss out what flexes and what doesn't.
In the first few rides, the rear end of the bike felt surprisingly stiff, but the front end of the bike moved under hard torque. It's hard to say whether this was the Superlogic bar and stems flexing, the steerer tube or a combination thereof, but the end result was a far cry from my Shimano PRO cockpit on an older Scott Foil.
I'll be riding this bike more — including with a Campagnolo Shamal Mille that comes on one of the stock builds — and reporting back with a full review soon.
In the meantime, check out the gallery above.
Internal routing *through* the derailleur hanger? That's uncommon - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Ben Delaney is a journalist with more than two decades of experience writing for and editing some of the biggest publications in cycling. Having studied journalism at the University of New Mexico, Ben has worked for Bicycle Retailer & Industry News, VeloNews and BikeRadar. He has also previously worked as Global Brand Communications Manager for Specialized. Ben covers all things road and gravel, and can be found logging big miles in the Rocky Mountains that nestle alongside his home in Boulder, Colorado. He has covered the most important bike races in the sport, from the Tour de France and Tour of Flanders, to the Unbound gravel race, and specialises in tech content, showcasing what the pros are riding and putting everyday equipment through its paces.
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