Santa Cruz Superlight

dynamis_dk

Thanks for the help over the last few weeks with spec and such... heres the final build



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Frame: 2007 Santa Cruz Superlight (large)
Forks: Fox Forx 32 F100 RCL QR15
Rear Shock: Fox Float RP3
Bars: Easton EA70 Lo Rise
Stem: Easton EA70 120mm
Headset: Chris King No-Threadset
Grips: Lockon Ruffian

Brakes: Hope Mono M4 with Goodridge Braided Hose

Shifters: Shimano Deore
Cables: Shimano
Front Mech: Shimano SLX
Rear Mech: Shimano SLX
Chainset: XT Hollowtech II M770
Chain: Sram
Cassette: XT
Pedals: Wellgo MG1

Seat: Selle Italia SLR 185g
Seat Post: Thompson Elite
Seat Post Clamp: Hope Post Clamp

Wheels: Hope Hoops DT Swiss D5.1/Pro II Hubs
Tyres: Maxxis Advantage 2.1
Tubes: Specialized Presta Valve tubes 1.5-2.2
Skewers: No Name QR Skewer Rear

Weight: 29.4 lbs

Zaskar20

Lovely bike. If it were mine i'd lose the rockshox sticker though.

Have you weighed it yet?

XxxBFGxxX

defot eh rock shock sticker spoils it mate. apart from that very nice bike chap and a nice spec

dynamis_dk

oh yeah, forgot about that - was gonna take that off before i had it built doh!!

dynamis_dk

Updated with some better photos, minus one RS sticker

I've weight it with a handheld scale thing so not overly accurate but it says its about 29lbs. I was shooting for lower than that really but there are some heavier bits on there which may get swapped out once i shead a few lbs myself

Zaskar20

dynamis_dk wrote:

but it says its about 29kg. there are some heavier bits on there

Is your groupset made of lead with your bars and stem cast Iron?

Seriously though, looks fab now the stickers gone.

dynamis_dk

lol, well i mean i would really have like to have the 4.1 wheelset and carbon stem, bars and seatpost - full xtr would have been nice etc.... but i'm short on the cash at the moment so maybe next year i can give it an alround upgrade.

Its a far cry from the jumping frame hardtail i was using for XC before tho so it should be great for the XC stuff

Zaskar20

Your groupset and components are fine XTR is for the megarich.

Apologies for being too cryptic but the point I was trying to make (and hopelessly failed at) was that either your scales are way, way out or you meant to put 29ibs!

dynamis_dk

erm oh... i'll check - you might be on to something there. Think they're kg - best double check

dynamis_dk

Yep, sure as anything - read the wrong scale, its 29lbs

Si78

dynamis_dk wrote:

Yep, sure as anything - read the wrong scale, its 29lbs

Phew!!! lol

Lovely bike mate! Even nicer now its 'weight problem' has been sorted

Si

Zaskar20

dynamis_dk wrote:

Yep, sure as anything - read the wrong scale, its 29lbs

Thought so.

I used to have a Heckler around 8-9 years ago and got the weight down to 28lbs with largely shimano XT stuff. Loved that bike - had to get rid to finance a family holiday. Shame!!!

Chaz.Harding

dynamis_dk wrote:

Weight in roughly round the 29kg mark...

:shock: :shock:

Nice. A real clean looking bike. Quite jealous!

Now go get it muddy!! :twisted: 8)

fred1star

All this talk of weight just made me pick up my bike on the Wii fit... My Heckler is 30ibs, fcuk i could loose some weight myself. Just given the bike a clean and its 28ibs now.

Love the superlight....

lawman

that stems bloody long lol '

very nice tho sweet ride

k2rider

is it just me or is the seat at a funny angle and when you sit on it and compress the suspension itll be at an even funnier angle? :?

dynamis_dk

lawman wrote:

that stems bloody long lol '

I got the bar and stem together cheap so i'm gonna use it for a while and see how it all feels. Might knock down for something a little shorter if i fit the feel doesn't fit. Doesn't feel strange tho, am 6 foot and the reach feels around right.

k2rider wrote:

is it just me or is the seat at a funny angle

Yep, tis sorted now tho. I took the photos the second i got back from the bike shop as it the cleanest the bike is likely to be for the near future

ilovedirt

gorgeous bike! loving the whiteness of it all fox forks = lovely. and it's lighter than my hardtail.... bugger! haha

dynamis_dk

updated weight having bought some digital scales - comes in at a nice 29.4 lbs

baba123

surprised at the weight considering the superlight r comes in at 27.2 lbs and has roughly the same spec

paul.skibum

I like it - quit e alot like my old Heckler with a 100mm setting on the front fork.

As for the weight I imagine the new supelight R might be weighing in at less - the frame is different isnt it?

Dirtydog11

baba123 wrote:

surprised at the weight considering the superlight r comes in at 27.2 lbs and has roughly the same spec

Probably without pedals though.

Nice machine!

weescott

That is one heavy Superlight. Why the heavy rims and big brakes? They are pretty out of place there.