Giant XTC

chorscroft
chorscroft Posts: 254
edited December 2010 in Your mountain bikes
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Frame: Giant XTC
Forks: Manitou Axel Comp
Bars: Giant Flat
Stem: Giant
Headset: VP semi-integrated
Grips: Lizard Skins charger lock on
Bar Ends: Lizard skins

Front Brake: Giant MPH3 160mm rotor
Rear Brake: Deore 535 160mm rotor

Shifters: Deore
Front Mech: Deore
Rear Mech: Deore XT

Saddle: WTB Rocket V.
Seat Post: Giant
Seat Post Clamp: Giant

Cranks: Shimano Hollowtech
Chainring(s): 44/32/22
Chain: SRAM
Cassette: SRAM 11-34
Pedals: Wellgo MG-1
Bottom Bracket:

Wheel Set: Rigida Zac 2000, Shimano Disc Hubs

Tires: Continental Raceking Supersonic 2.2

Weight:???

Try not to laugh at the inferiority of my bike :lol: I'm working hard to upgrade it so it won't stay like this for long! Changed pedals, grips, and tires so far. Looking to change wheelset and bars soon and possibly forks in the future.

Conor

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  • whydoesitalwaysrainonme
    whydoesitalwaysrainonme Posts: 532
    Nice bike, i like it. Weigh it for me pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease :D .
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  • chorscroft
    chorscroft Posts: 254
    Thanks :wink:
    I would weigh it but I don't have access to a set of scales apart from a normal bathroom set and the nearest LBS is about an hour away :cry:

    Any clever tricks to weighing bikes on a normal set of scales?
  • Rich9
    Rich9 Posts: 1,635
    weigh yourself holding the bike, then weigh yourself and subtract the difference. That'd work wouldnt it?
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  • xtexterx
    xtexterx Posts: 35
    stand it up on rear wheel and put it on that way
  • ilovedirt
    ilovedirt Posts: 5,798
    Rich9 wrote:
    weigh yourself holding the bike, then weigh yourself and subtract the difference. That'd work wouldnt it?
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  • chorscroft
    chorscroft Posts: 254
    Weighed it today and was disapointed to find it was about 15.5kg :cry: I thought it would be under 30lbs as the frame seems to be pretty light - where's the weight hiding?
    Well at least that furthers my incentive to put my bike on a diet.

    I'm replacing the wheelset with probably XT hubs, DT rev spokes and mavic 717 rims.
    Where are the most cost efficient places to save weight?
  • Whytepeak
    Whytepeak Posts: 2,616
    chorscroft wrote:
    I'm replacing the wheelset with probably XT hubs, DT rev spokes and mavic 717 rims.
    Where are the most cost efficient places to save weight?

    Start with the wheels, tyres / tubes. then the seatpost / handlebars , saddle. This is quite generic, its not aimed at your bike. I.E, wouldn't upgrade your tyres as they are already pretty light.
    Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:1
  • Shorty12
    Shorty12 Posts: 478
    I would of thought the weight would of been in all those water bottles and acessories you have. Cheapest weight remover is tyres also try innertubes
  • jakeeeeeee
    jakeeeeeee Posts: 270
    i would/did upgrade the wheels first as they effect all aspects of your riding eg accelerating ,braking, climbing etc then probably forks :D:wink:

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